Within two minutes of going into cardiac arrest, an AED is applied, the patient is shocked, and a pulse is restored. The EMT should recognize that the heart was in:

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Ventricular fibrillation is an unorganized, chaotic pattern of electrical activity in the heart that often leads to cardiac arrest. The application of an AED delivers an electrical shock to the heart, which works to reorganize the electrical activity and restore a normal, organized rhythm. Therefore, if a pulse is restored after applying an AED, it is likely that the patient was in ventricular fibrillation and is now in an organized rhythm.

Within Two Minutes of Going into Cardiac Arrest, an AED