After delivering one shock with the AED and performing 2 minutes of CPR on a woman in cardiac arrest, you reanalyze her cardiac rhythm and receive a no shock advised message. This means that:
A) she is not in a shockable rhythm.
B) she has electrical activity but no pulse.
C) her rhythm has deteriorated to asystole.
D) the first shock restored a rhythm and pulse.
Answer: A) she is not in a shockable rhythm.
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