Basic Life Support (BLS): A Step-by-Step Emergency Guide

Basic Life Support (BLS): A Step-by-Step Emergency Guide

Question. Write a short note on basic life support.

Answer.

Basic Life Support

Basic life support aims to maintain the circulation until more definitive treatment with advanced life support can be administered.

The management of the collapsed patient requires prompt assessment and restoration of the airway, breathing, and circulation (ABC) using basic life support, to maintain the circulation until more definitive treatment with advanced life support can be administered.

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Basic life support

Check responsiveness (Shake and shout)
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Open airway (Head tilt and chin tilt)
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Check breathing. If breathing
(look, listen, and feel) (Put in recovery position)
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Breathe (To breathe)
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Assess the Circulation present
(Signs of circulation) (Continue rescue breathing,10 seconds only)
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No circulation (Compress chest 100/min)

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