A pre-hospital team is managing a 60-year-old male who develops VF cardiac arrest in front of them while they are assessing him for chest pain. Their ...

Question

A pre-hospital team is managing a 60-year-old male who develops VF cardiac arrest in front of them while they are assessing him for chest pain. Their monitor-defibrillator is already attached. What is the single most important factor determining survival in this patient?

Accepted Answer

Time to first defibrillation - every minute of delay reduces survival by approximately 10%

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The type of airway device used

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Whether amiodarone is available

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The total number of shocks delivered

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Whether adrenaline is given within the first 2 minutes

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Time to Defibrillation

A pre-hospital team is managing a 60-year-old male who develops VF cardiac arrest in front of them while they are assessing him for chest pain. Their monitor-defibrillator is already attached. What is the single most important factor determining survival in this patient?