As you arrive at a metal scrap yard for an unknown medical emergency, you observe a male supine on the ground with AED electrodes on his chest. The AED operator has just ordered coworkers to clear the patient because the AED is going to shock. Within seconds, the AED delivers a shock without the operator pressing a "shock" button. The EMT should recognize what type of AED?

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A fully automated AED does not require the operator to press a "shock" button as it detects and delivers a shock automatically if needed. The fact that the AED delivered a shock without the operator pressing a button indicates that it is fully automated. The other options, semi-automated and manual, require the operator to press a button to deliver a shock. Biphasic refers to the waveform of the shock and does not indicate whether the AED is automated or manual.

As You Arrive at a Metal Scrap Yard for an Unknown