Mr Fibrillation Collapses During Your Vigorous Breakfast Club Workout

Multiple Choice

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