Per RCUK 2025 updated guidance on defibrillator pad placement, where should the lateral (apical) pad be positioned?...

Question

Per RCUK 2025 updated guidance on defibrillator pad placement, where should the lateral (apical) pad be positioned?

Accepted Answer

Below the left armpit in the mid-axillary line, oriented vertically

Answer

Over the cardiac apex at the 5th intercostal space in the anterior axillary line

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Directly over the left nipple

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On the right mid-axillary line at the 4th intercostal space

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On the posterior chest between the scapulae

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Defibrillator Pad Placement