You receive a call for an 18-month-old female who is not breathing. When you arrive at the scene, emergency medical responders are providing effective two-rescuer CPR. According to the child's father, she had a cough and runny nose for the past several days, but when he tried to wake her up from her nap, she was unresponsive. When you apply the cardiac monitor, you will MOST likely see:

A: asystole.
B: ventricular fibrillation.
C: tachycardic PEA.
D: ventricular tachycardia.


Ans: A: asystole.

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