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NREMT EMT

Category - Cardiac

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The “chain of survival” for cardiac arrest patients includes all of the following except one. Which is not part of the chain of survival for cardiac arrest patients?
  1. Early access to EMS
  2. Early CPR
  3. Early transport to a hospital
  4. Early defibrillation
  5. Early advanced life support
Explanation
Answer: C -The chain of survival for cardiac arrest patients includes all of the choices above except having early transport to a hospital. The highest patient survival rates for cardiac arrest result from patients who receive EMS attention -including CPR, defibrillation, and advanced life support - no matter where it occurs. Early defibrillation has the greatest effect on patient outcomes.
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