You are resuscitating a 54-year-old male. After the AED delivers a shock, you should next:

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You are resuscitating a 54-year-old male. After the AED delivers a shock, you should next:

Explanation:
After a shock from the AED, the priority is to maintain blood flow to the brain and heart. Defibrillation can reset the heart's rhythm, but it doesn’t guarantee immediate effective pumping. Resuming high-quality chest compressions right away keeps perfusion ongoing and reduces the time the brain and heart go without oxygen. You continue CPR for a couple of minutes and then reassess the rhythm or check for ROSC; another shock or rhythm analysis is done after that CPR cycle, not immediately after the shock. Ventilations are part of CPR, but they should not interrupt the ongoing compressions.

After a shock from the AED, the priority is to maintain blood flow to the brain and heart. Defibrillation can reset the heart's rhythm, but it doesn’t guarantee immediate effective pumping. Resuming high-quality chest compressions right away keeps perfusion ongoing and reduces the time the brain and heart go without oxygen. You continue CPR for a couple of minutes and then reassess the rhythm or check for ROSC; another shock or rhythm analysis is done after that CPR cycle, not immediately after the shock. Ventilations are part of CPR, but they should not interrupt the ongoing compressions.

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