The AED should never be applied to a patient who is NOT in cardiac arrest because some patients in:

A) ventricular tachycardia may have a pulse.
B) ventricular fibrillation may have a pulse.
C) asystole may still have a pulse.
D) ventricular fibrillation may be conscious and alert.


Answer: A

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