A 63-year-old man is in intensive care with ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. After one shock, chest compressions are resumed. According to the...

Question

A 63-year-old man is in intensive care with ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. After one shock, chest compressions are resumed. According to the ALS algorithm, when should the first dose of Adrenaline be given in a shockable rhythm?

Accepted Answer

After the second shock, during CPR

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Immediately before the first shock

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Immediately after the first shock

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Only after return of spontaneous circulation

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Adrenaline is not used in shockable rhythms

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): ALS shockable rhythm management

A 63-year-old man is in intensive care with ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. After one shock, chest compressions are resumed. According to the ALS algorithm, when should the first dose of Adrenaline be given in a shockable rhythm?