External public access defibrillator (PAD) interprets that the rhythm of a pulseless victim is ventricular fibrillation and advises defibrillation. Which action should the rescuer take next?

Clear people away from the victim/client, charge the defibrillator, and depress the discharge buttons

Explanation:

The purpose of defibrillation is to restore the normal rhythm of the heart and to do this, you want people cleared from near the victim. Hence, the first thing the rescuer should do is to have people cleared away from the victim. To restore the normal rhythm of the heart, a controlled electric shock is administered, before the required voltage is acquired, the machine must be charged, hence the second thing the rescuer must do is to charge the machine, and finally the rescuer has to depress the discharge buttons.