A visitor has coded in the hospital cafeteria,and several nurses witnessed the code.What is the proper procedure for initiating use of the automatic external defibrillator (AED)?

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Since the arrest was witnessed,the AED pads should be applied and shock delivered as soon as advised.If the response time is greater than 4 to 5 minutes and the arrest was not witnessed,five cycles of CPR are performed before shock is delivered.An oropharyngeal airway would not be immediately available in the cafeteria,and this would delay resuscitation.One AED pad is placed on the upper right sternal border,and the other pad on the lower left side below the nipple and axilla.

A Visitor Has Coded in the Hospital Cafeteria,and Several Nurses