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The () BLS – Basic Life Support Provider Handbook by Karl Disque is an authoritative academic resource designed for healthcare providers, emergency responders, and medical students seeking comprehensive training and certification in Basic Life Support. Aligned with the latest American Heart Assoc...

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2020
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BLS
Basic Life Support
Provider Handbook
By Dr. Karl Disque

1 BLS – Basic Life Support

,BLS
Basic Life Support
Provider Handbook
By Dr. Karl Disque

1 BLS – Basic Life Support

, TABLE of CONTENTS
Chapter 1 General Concepts of Basic Life Support . . . . . . . 4
Initiating Chain of Survival – 5
2020 BLS Guideline Changes – 6
2 BLS for Adults . . . . . . . 7
One-Rescuer BLS/CPR for Adults – 8
Two-Rescuer BLS/CPR for Adults – 10
Adult Mouth-to-Mask Ventilation – 11
Adult Bag-Mask Ventilation – 11
Self-Assessment for Adult BLS – 13

3 Use of Automated External Defibrillator . . . . . . . 14
AED Steps – 15
Self-Assessment for AED – 17

4 BLSOne-Rescuer
for Children (1 to Puberty) . . . . . . . 18
BLS for Children – 19
Two-Rescuer BLS for Children – 19
Child Ventilation – 21

5 BLS for Infants (0 to 12 months) . . . . . . . 22
One-Rescuer BLS for Infants – 23
Two-Rescuer BLS for Infants – 24
6 AED for Children and Infants . . . . . . . 25
AED Steps for Children and Infants – 25
Self-Assessment for AED in Children and Infants – 27

7 Airway Management . . . . . . . 28
Mouth-to-Mouth Rescue Breathing – 29
Adults and Older Children Mouth-to-Mouth
Infants Mouth-to-Mouth/Nose
Rescue Breathing – 31

8 Relief of Choking . . . . . . . 32
Choking in Adults or Children – 32
Abdominal Thrusts
Choking in Infants – 34
Back Blows and Chest Thrusts
Self-Assessment for Relief of Choking – 35

9 Additional Tools . . . . . . . 36
Medicode – 36
CertAlert+ – 36

10 BLS Review Questions . . . . . . . 37

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, 1
CHAPTER

GENERAL
CONCEPTS
OF BASIC LIFE
SUPPORT
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease continues to be the leading cause
of death in the United States and is responsible for over 600,000 deaths every year. Research
continues to improve how we respond with life-saving techniques to emergencies. These techniques
are based on the most current research and are organized into a systematic response called the Chain
of Survival, which begins with Basic Life Support (BLS). The Chain of Survival provides the victim the
best chance to receive the care needed and return to a healthy life.
The heart pumps blood through the lungs, where blood takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.
This blood then returns to the heart where it is pumped out to vital organs—the heart and brain—as
well as the rest of the body. When the heart stops, blood
Taking the right action quickly and flow stops, and the person quickly becomes unconscious.
Without blood flow, the heart and the brain quickly become
confidently can make the difference
damaged due to lack of oxygen. The actions that make up
between life and death for a person BLS try to prevent or slow the damage until the cause of the
dealing with cardiac arrest. problem can be corrected. BLS improves a person’s chance
of surviving until advanced care becomes available.

Keys for BLS:
• Quickly start the Chain of Survival.
• Deliver high-quality chest compressions to circulate oxygen to the brain and vital organs.
• Know when and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
• Provide rescue breathing.
• Understand how to work with other rescuers as part of a team.
• Know how to treat choking.

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