The AED Should Never Be Applied to a Patient Who

question 56

Multiple Choice

The AED should never be applied to a patient who is not in cardiac arrest because some patients in:

• A) ventricular tachycardia may have a pulse.
• B) ventricular fibrillation may be conscious and alert.
• C) ventricular fibrillation may have a pulse.
• D) asystole may still have a pulse.

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