Question
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You are currently on placement in the emergency department (ED). A 55 year old city worker is bluelighted into the ED having had a cardiorespiratory arrest at work. The paramedics have been resuscitating him for 3 minutes. On arrival, he is in ventricular fibrillation. Your mentor asks you the following question prior to your shift starting: What will be the most important part of the patient’s immediate advanced life support?
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Early defibrillation to restart the heart
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Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Administration of adrenaline every 3 minutes
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Correction of reversible causes of hypoxia
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