A patient with myocardial infarction on the cardiac telemetry unit suddenly goes into ventricular fibrillation. The advanced cardiac life support team arrives immediately and prepares to defibrillate. Which of the following is correct position for placement of the conductive gel pads?

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The correct placement of gel pads is one gel pad to be placed to the right of the sternum, just below the clavicle and the other just left of the precordium. To defibrillate, the paddles are placed over the pads. The other options do not correspond with the position of the heart and are therefore not correct.

A Patient with Myocardial Infarction on the Cardiac Telemetry Unit