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.
A
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