A 44-year-old man arrives as ESI 1 with crushing chest pain and then collapses. He is pulseless; monitor shows ventricular fibrillation. CPR is in

Question

A 44-year-old man arrives as ESI 1 with crushing chest pain and then collapses. He is pulseless; monitor shows ventricular fibrillation. CPR is in progress and a defibrillator is attached. Which of the following is the most important immediate intervention?

Accepted Answer

Deliver unsynchronized defibrillation

Answer

Administer atropine

Answer

Start transcutaneous pacing

Answer

Perform synchronized cardioversion

Answer

Give calcium chloride

Ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest — ABEM Board MCQ

A 44-year-old man arrives as ESI 1 with crushing chest pain and then collapses. He is pulseless; monitor shows ventricular fibrillation. CPR is in progress and a defibrillator is attached. Which of the following is the most important immediate intervention?