A 47-year-old patient has been in cardiac arrest for 6 minutes. While you set up the AED, you would direct your partner to:
A) perform CPR at a ratio of 30 ventilations to two compressions.
B) assist you in making sure that the AED is ready for application.
C) perform a primary and secondary assessment.
D) start cardiopulmonary resuscitation until the AED is ready.
D
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