Mr. Fibrillation collapses during your vigorous Breakfast Club workout. Upon inspecting him, you realize his heart is not beating. You realize that the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) will be a crucial part of the CPR action plan. List the STRONGEST reason that the AED will play such an important role in the next 5 minutes of his life?
A)CPR is worthless if an AED is not used
B)Without defibrillation, his chance of survival will drop every minute
C)An AED will restore his breathing cycle
D)An AED can perform all functions of CPR without external assist

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In adults, use of an AED improves the success of resuscitation dramatically; however, CPR is not worthless without the device. For every minute that the heart rhythm is not restored through defibrillation, the patient's chances of survival decrease by 7-10%. For this reason, adult CPR procedures have been modified in order to activate the EMS early if an AED is not available. In children, it is relatively rare for the heart to be the "source" problem and defibrillation is not as critical.

Mr Fibrillation Collapses During Your Vigorous Breakfast Club Workout