Question 72 · LDEK · Cardiac arrest
Automated external defibrillator (AED) should be used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation:
- A. after at least 5 minutes of resuscitation.
- B. instead of chest compressions.
- C. as quickly as possible.
- D. in all patients except for those with an implanted cardioverter defibrillator.
- E. in adult patients only.
Hint
Survival from ventricular fibrillation falls with every minute that passes without a shock.
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