Your patient is a 73-year-old male who is sitting in a recliner, cyanotic, pulseless, and apneic. The patient's skin is cool and dry. The patient's wife last saw him an hour and a half ago. Which of the following should you do first?
A) Check for rigor mortis.
B) Start CPR.
C) Attach the monitor/defibrillator.
D) Inform the patient's wife that he is dead and nothing can be done for him.
Question 2
If a cardiac arrest patient were in asystole (flat line), which of the following messages would the AED provide?
A) Shock advised
B) Check electrodes
C) No shock advised
D) Press analyze