After you applied the AED to a patient in cardiac arrest, it delivered a shock. Immediately after the shock, what should you do next?

A) Check the patient for a pulse and reanalyze the rhythm if no pulse is present
B) Provide 2 minutes of CPR, and then check the patient for a pulse
C) Check the patient for a pulse and start CPR if no pulse can be located
D) Provide five cycles of single-rescuer CPR with a ratio of 15 compressions to 2 ventilations


B) Provide 2 minutes of CPR, and then check the patient for a pulse

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