Your Service Has a New AED

question 23

Multiple Choice

Your service has a new AED. During the in-service on the new device, the instructor informs you that it is a semi-automated AED and uses a biphasic wave form, as opposed to the monophasic form used by the previous AED. As a knowledgeable EMT, you should recognize that:

• A) the new AED will defibrillate with lower amounts of electrical energy.
• B) the EMT will not need to press a "shock" button to shock the patient.
• C) the new AED will defibrillate with higher amounts of electrical energy.
• D) less energy but more shocks will be needed to treat cardiac arrest.

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