Which of the following patients should have an automated external defibrillator applied?
A) A 40-year-old female in cardiac arrest due to chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash
B) A 19-year-old college athlete who collapsed during football practice and is pulseless and apneic
C) A 67-year-old man with severe, crushing chest pain that is not relieved by nitroglycerin
D) A 6-month-old in severe respiratory distress
B
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A) Turn on lights in the room if it is too dimly lit. B) Stand 4 to 6 feet away from patients who are farsighted. C) Cup your hands around the ears of the hearing-impaired patients and speak into your cupped hands. D) Stand to one side of visually impaired patients to use their ability to hear.
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A) reanalyze the patient's heart rhythm. B) resume cardiopulmonary resuscitation. C) check the electrodes for proper placement. D) check the patient for a pulse and blood pressure.
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