Because of a shortage of paramedics at your ambulance service, it has been announced that there will be AEDs placed on every ambulance for use by EMT crews. Which of the following statements indicates an understanding of how this will affect the EMTs?

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The AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is designed to analyze the heart's rhythm and advise the operator whether a shock is needed, thus B is correct. It does not eliminate the need for CPR (A is incorrect), it does not mean all patients in cardiac arrest will be shocked since it depends on the type of rhythm detected (C is incorrect), and EMTs do not need to learn how to interpret ECG tracings because the AED does that automatically (D is incorrect).

Because of a Shortage of Paramedics at Your Ambulance Service