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When is it appropriate to use a defibrillator?

Retry Correct Incorrect Although a patient is indeed not breathing during the appropriate time to use a defibrillator, that’s not quite specific enough because the machine will not be effective when a heart has stopped. Instead, it’s appropriate during a rapid yet weak form of ventricular movement called ventricular fibrillation.

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When is it appropriate to use a defibrillator?

• When a heart’s ventricles are moving rapidly, but ineffectively
• When a patient is not breathing
• When the heart has stopped
• When a patient is healthy and conscious