Question 60 · LDEK · Cardiac arrest
Which of the following sentences are true?
1) after the shock, AED electrodes should be immediately removed from patient's chest;
2) common worldwide the AED sign is green;
3) while putting AED electrodes in place CPR should be stopped;
4) AEDs available on market today analyze the heart rhythm every 2 minutes;
5) as soon as AED is put in place follow spoken instructions;
6) AED allows the rescuer to change the level of energy delivered in one shock.
The correct answer is:
2) common worldwide the AED sign is green;
3) while putting AED electrodes in place CPR should be stopped;
4) AEDs available on market today analyze the heart rhythm every 2 minutes;
5) as soon as AED is put in place follow spoken instructions;
6) AED allows the rescuer to change the level of energy delivered in one shock.
The correct answer is:
- A. 2,3,6.
- B. 2,4,5.
- C. 1,3,5.
- D. 1,4,6.
- E. 2,3,5.
Hint
Recall how an AED guides the rescuer, how often it reanalyses the rhythm, and whether the pads ever come off during CPR.
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