You have been assigned to a football game to provide standby coverage. While taking a break, you decide to walk to a nearby concession stand for a soft drink. On the way, you come across a group of people standing around a male patient who collapsed and is on the ground. Your assessment reveals him to be unresponsive, not breathing, and pulseless. A bystander states that the patient collapsed less than a minute earlier. An AED is located less than a minute from your location. The nearest EMT is 5 minutes from your location. Which one of the following should you do immediately?

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The patient is in cardiac arrest and the best course of action is to attempt defibrillation using the AED as soon as possible. Therefore, the immediate action should be to retrieve the nearby AED. Bystanders should be instructed to call for emergency medical services (EMS) and start CPR until the AED arrives.

You Have Been Assigned to a Football Game to Provide