Question

A 58-year-old man collapses in a shopping centre. Bystanders start CPR. When paramedics arrive, he is in ventricular fibrillation and receives two defibrillation shocks but remains in VF. According to ANZCOR advanced life support guidelines, which medication and timing is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Adrenaline 1 mg IV after the second shock and then every 3-5 minutes

Answer

Adrenaline 1 mg IV immediately after the first shock

Answer

Atropine 1 mg IV after each shock

Answer

Vasopressin instead of adrenaline after the third shock

Answer

No adrenaline should be given in shockable rhythms

Practice question

A 58-year-old man collapses in a shopping centre. Bystanders start CPR. When paramedics arrive, he is in ventricular fibrillation and receives two defibrillation shocks but remains in VF. According to ANZCOR advanced life support guidelines, which medication and timing is most appropriate?