When Presenting Information on Cardiac Arrest and Automated External Defibrillation

question 37

Multiple Choice

When presenting information on cardiac arrest and automated external defibrillation to a community group, a man asks why people should perform CPR prior to the arrival of EMS if they are going to provide a shock. Your response would be:

• A) "Immediate CPR can prolong the period in which the heart can be shocked following cardiac arrest."
• B) "In many cases, CPR can reverse the cardiac arrest, making a shock by the AED unnecessary."
• C) "In the American Heart Association's Chain of Survival, CPR is the most important link in surviving cardiac arrest."
• D) "CPR is needed to keep blood flowing through the body so the EMTs can give the patient IV medications when they arrive."

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