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    Basic life support (BLS) involves life-saving techniques used to treat life-threatening illnesses or injuries until full medical care arrives. BLS consists of assessing the victim, performing chest compressions, and rescue breathing. Prompt BLS intervention within 1-2 minutes of cardiac arrest can significantly increase survival rates. The key steps of BLS include checking for response, opening the airway, checking breathing, calling for emergency help, and performing cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths. BLS should continue until the victim revives, emergency help arrives, or the rescuer becomes too exhausted to continue.

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    Basic life support (BLS) involves life-saving techniques used to treat life-threatening illnesses or injuries until full medical care arrives. BLS consists of assessing the victim, performing chest compressions, and rescue breathing. Prompt BLS intervention within 1-2 minutes of cardiac arrest can significantly increase survival rates. The key steps of BLS include checking for response, opening the airway, checking breathing, calling for emergency help, and performing cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths. BLS should continue until the victim revives, emergency help arrives, or the rescuer becomes too exhausted to continue.

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    Basic Life Support

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    Basic life support (BLS) involves life-saving techniques used to treat life-threatening illnesses or injuries until full medical care arrives. BLS consists of assessing the victim, performing chest compressions, and rescue breathing. Prompt BLS intervention within 1-2 minutes of cardiac arrest can significantly increase survival rates. The key steps of BLS include checking for response, opening the airway, checking breathing, calling for emergency help, and performing cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths. BLS should continue until the victim revives, emergency help arrives, or the rescuer becomes too exhausted to continue.

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    Basic Life Support

    BASIC LIFE SUPPORT


    Basic Life Support

    Basic life support (BLS) is the level of medical ca


    re which is used for the victims of life-threatening
    illnesses or injuries until they can be given full m
    edical care at a hospital.
    Basic life support consists of a number of life-sa
    ving techniques
    BLS generally does not include the use of drugs
    or invasive skills
    BACKGROUND
    Basic Life Support

     BLS vital intervention before arrival of


    emergency services can double or
    triples the survival rate from sudden
    cardiac arrest

    Early and prompt resuscitation (within 1-


    2 minutes) can result in more than 60%
    survival rate.
    OBJECTIVES
    Basic Life Support

    How to assess the collapsed


    victim
    How to perform chest
    compression and rescue breathing
    Assessment of collapsed victim
    appropriate for BLS
    Basic Life Support

    Loss of consciousness
    Unresponsiveness
    No breathing
    No pulse
    BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
    Basic Life Support

    C
    irculation

    A
    irway

    B
    reathing (CAB)
    Basic Life Support

    CHAIN OF SURVIVAL
    Basic Life Support

    Approach safely
    Check response
    Shout for help
    Open airway
    Check breathing
    Call 108 ambulance
    30 chest compressions
    2 rescue breaths
    1. APPROACH SAFELY!
    Basic Life Support

    Approach safely
    Scene Check response
    Shout for help
    Rescuer
    Open airway
    Check breathing
    Victim
    Call 112
    30 chest compressions
    Bystander
    s 2 rescue breaths
    Basic Life Support

    Approach safely
    Check response
    Shout for help
    Open airway
    Check breathing
    Call 977
    30 chest compressions
    2 rescue breaths
    2. CHECK RESPONSE
    Basic Life Support

    •Shake shoulders gently


    Ask “Are you all right?”
    If he responds
    • Leave as you find him.
    • Find out what is wrong.
    • Reassess regularly.
    Basic Life Support

    Approach safely
    Check response
    Shout for help
    Open airway
    Check breathing
    Call 977
    30 chest compressions
    2 rescue breaths
    Basic Life Support

    Approach safely
    Check response
    Shout for help
    Open airway
    Check breathing
    Call 977
    30 chest compressions
    2 rescue breaths
    OPEN AIRWAY
    Basic Life Support

    Head tilt and chin lift


    No need for finger s
    weep unless solid ma
    terial can be seen in t
    he airway
    AIRWAY OPENING BY
    NECK EXTENSION
    Basic Life Support

    Neck extension

    Campbell
    Basic Life Support

    Approach safely
    Check response
    Shout for help
    Open airway
    Check breathing
    Call 977
    30 chest compressions
    2 rescue breaths
    Basic Life Support

    Look, listen and


    feel for NORMAL
    breathing

    Do not confuse


    agonal breathing
    with NORMAL
    breathing
    AGONAL BREATHING
    Basic Life Support

     Described as barely, heavy, noisy or


    gasping breathing
    Recognise as a sign of cardiac arrest
    Basic Life Support

    Approach safely
    Check response
    Shout for help
    Open airway
    Check breathing
    Call 108 ambulance
    30 chest compressions
    2 rescue breaths
    Basic Life Support

    Approach safely
    Check response
    Shout for help
    Open airway
    Check breathing
    Call 108 ambulance
    30 chest compressions
    2 rescue breaths
    PUSH HARD
    PUSH FAST •
    Basic Life Support

    Place the heel of one hand in


    the centre of the chest
    • Place other hand on top
    • Interlock fingers
    • Compress the chest
    – Rate 100 min-1
    – Depth 4-5 cm
    – Equal compression : relaxation
    • When possible change CPR
    operator every 2 min
    Basic Life Support

    Approach safely
    Check response
    Shout for help
    Open airway
    Check breathing
    Call 108 ambulance
    30 chest compressions
    2 rescue breaths
    Basic Life Support

    Pinch the nose


    Take a normal breath
    Place lips over
    mouth
    Blow until the chest
    rises
    Take about 1 second
    Allow chest to fall
    Repeat
    Basic Life Support

    30
    CONTINUE CPR

    2
    Basic Life Support
    Basic Life Support

    Approach safely
    Check response
    Shout for help
    Open airway
    Check breathing
    Call 108 ambulance
    30 chest compressions
    2 rescue breaths
    When to Stop CPR?
    Basic Life Support

    Victim revives
    Trained help arrives
    Too exhausted to continue
    Cardiac arrest of longer than
    30 minutes
    Injuries Related to CPR
    Basic Life Support

    Rib fractures
    Laceration related to the
    tip of the sternum,liver,
    lung, spleen
    Basic Life Support


    .

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