Question 81 · LDEK · Cardiac arrest
Defibrillation is used in the case of:
- A. ventricular fibrillation.
- B. sinus tachycardia.
- C. PEA - pulseless electrical activity.
- D. asystole.
- E. none of the above.
Hint
Think of which rhythms are 'shockable' in the ALS algorithm.
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