After two cardiac arrests, a large home improvement center has purchased a fully automated AED. You have been asked to provide education on its use. During an instructional session, a student asks you what will happen when the AED indicates that a shock is indicated. Your response should be:

A) "The AED will prompt you to recheck the pulse."
B) "You will need to reanalyze the heart rhythm."
C) "The AED will automatically shock the patient."
D) "You will need to press the shock button."

C

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