What is Basic Life Support

1. What is Basic Life Support? (SVB) Whether we are athletes or not, we run the risk of having an accident or injury. The question is, are you prepared for it? if not, do not worry, today we have brought information that will help you understand what basic life support is about , a tool that will allow you to safeguard your physical health. How important is it to know the techniques and skills to treat the injured? For 80% of the population to perform some physical activity does not pose any health risk, on the contrary, the physical, physiological and physical benefits are well known. which provides the practice of regular physical exercise. At present, the increase of the sedentary population in our country has been shown in an alarming and exponential way, which causes a significant increase of hypokinetic diseases (caused by lack of physical activity) such as: The metabolic syndrome, which originates the development of a wide range of chronic-degenerative diseases such as hypertension Diabetes Cardiovascular problems So sports training is a practice that helps reduce the presence of these diseases and have a better quality of life. However, those who follow a training should not only train for training, they must be advised by trained people, who in turn must know the technique, methodology and preparation of a sports training session. However, it is worth mentioning that the risk of having an accident or injury during training or daily life is always present, precisely because of some of these diseases. One of the reasons why Basic Life Support training (SVB) is very important, because it helps to save the life of a person who has suffered an accident, but to be effective it is convenient to know the techniques and methodology used. [If you are interested in this subject, then listen to the podcast: Myths and Realities of Strength Training with Doctor David Lezama] What is Basic Life Support?

2. Also called cerebral-cardio-respiratory resuscitation. It is the set of maneuvers and procedures that is carried out in the patient in acute terminal situation in order to restore their circulation, and based on such a restoration ensure the transport of oxygen essential for the preservation of vital organs, especially the brain. Within the SVB are the first two links of the chain of rescue that are: 1.- Detection of the situation 2.- The beginning of basic treatment. Some SVB techniques Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (basic CPR): for cases of cardiorespiratory arrest Hemorrhage control techniques. Accidents can be many, from fainting and wounds, to muscle tears, to fractures, to some more unfortunate ones such as cardiac arrest and stroke. Therefore, the importance of preparing for first aid to know how to act in an emergency in an appropriate manner and to cope with the situation, because although precautions are taken nobody is free to face a sudden illness or injury. Approximately 37.4% of the women and 40.4% of the men present some degree of hypertension, but 57% do not know it, which entails a serious health and cardiovascular risk. Likewise, diabetes and other diseases may represent a risk due to the acute (rapid and high intensity) physiological changes that occur with the practice of physical activity. Now that you know what basic life support is about, we hope you have more tools that will allow you to react more favorably to an injury or accident. Remember: to achieve success, approach sports education.