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What is Basic Life Support

An understanding of basic life support will help you save a life during any critical condition, visit emsces911.org for more information<br>

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What is Basic Life Support

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  1. What is Basic Life Support

  2. Basic Life Support Training • Basic Life Support (BLS training) is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest and many other life-threatening conditions. Every good center offers BLS training founded on the qualifications and criteria of the American Heart Association. The BLS certification course trains participants to quickly and efficiently recognize a wide range of life-threatening cardiac emergencies. • BLS Skills Session is administered when a victim appears to be unconscious, choking, or suffering from cardiac arrest. The BLS techniques work to circulate a minimal amount of oxygenated blood throughout an individual’s body to minimize damage to organs and the brain in the event their heart stops beating. BLS techniques are administered while waiting for paramedics or first responders to arrive.

  3. Requirement BLS Certification • Depending on your location and local regulations, medical providers including doctors, nurses, and first responders, such as firefighters and police officers, are typically required to obtain BLS certification. Other professionals such as child-care providers, nannies, school bus drivers, and those working with the elderly would also benefit from becoming BLS certified. • Employers may require their employees to hold a current BLS certification for a variety of reasons. It may be organizational policy, or it may be required to maintain a level of readiness by an auditing agency. The BLS certification requirement may also be as simple as decreasing liability in the event of a medical emergency on company property. Regardless of the reason, many employees across a wide range of industries are required to hold a valid BLS certification card.

  4. How It Helps? • Trainees attending BLS certification take part in active emergency simulations and through this they learn how to: Assess a medical emergency. Confirm the patient’s airway is open and both breathing and circulation are sufficient. Administer high-quality chest compressions ventilation(CPR). Provide early use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely and effective manner. • • • and deliver appropriate • Thank You: Visit our website directly or call us at: https://emsces911.org Call: 530-632-8204

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