AED- Adult, Child and Infant (A)

When a cardiac arrest occurs and an AED becomes available, it should be used as soon as possible.

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Early CPR and defibrillation can:

• Eliminate the need for advanced medical care.

• Help to recognize when a person is not breathing.

• Result in less effective CPR.

• Save the lives of more people in cardiac arrest.

Which of the following statements about defibrillation is true?

• It is an electrical shock that may help the heart to resume an effective rhythm to a person in sudden cardiac arrest.

• It is commonly used on a person complaining of chest pain.

• It is more likely to be successful if CPR is withheld.

• It is not a link in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.

If, during the second analysis, the AED prompts "no shock advised", you should:

• Check the pad placement on the person's chest.

• Reset the AED by turning it off for 10 seconds.

• Resume CPR until the AED reanalyzes or you find an obvious sign of life.

• Unplug the connector from the machine.

What should you do before the AED analyzes the heart rhythm?

• Ensure that no one, including you, is touching the person.

• Ensure that the head-tilt/jaw-thrust is maintained.

• Ensure that the person is breathing.

• None of the above.

When preparing an AED for use, what is the first thing you should do?

• Perform 5 minutes of CPR.

• Deliver a shock.

• Stand clear.

• Turn on the AED.

The AED pads for adults should normally be placed on:

• The chest and stomach of the person's torso.

• The upper left and lower right sides of the chest.

• The upper right chest and the lower left side of the chest.

• The upper right and upper left chest.

Why is it important to stand clear and not touch the person while the AED is analyzing or defibrillating?

• A. The AED will turn itself off.

• B. You or someone else could be injured by the shock.

• C. You might prevent the AED from analyzing the heart rhythm properly.

• D. Both b and c

If the AED pads risk touching each other, such as with a small child, you should:

• Place them as usual. It does not matter if the pads touch each other.

• Place one pad on the stomach and one pad on the chest.

• Reverse the pads' positions on the chest.

• Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back.

If alone, once you have turned on the AED, you should:

• Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.

• Check for movement and breathing.

• Give abdominal thrusts.

• Give chest compressions.