Your service has a new AED. During the in service on the new device, the instructor informs you that it is a semi-automated AED and uses a biphasic wave form, as opposed to the monophasic form used by the previous AED. As a knowledgeable EMT, you should recognize that:
a. the EMT will not need to press a shock button to shock the patient.
b. less energy but more shocks will be needed to treat cardiac arrest.
c. the new AED will defibrillate with higher amounts of electrical energy.
d. the new AED will defibrillate with lower amounts of electrical energy.
Answer: D