basic life support
CPR and airway
Basic life support refers to emergency techniques used to sustain life when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
It includes CPR (chest compressions and rescue breathing), clearing airways, and using automated defibrillators.
The term distinguishes these fundamental interventions from advanced life support, which involves medications and specialized equipment: All lifeguards are trained in basic life support.
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitationBreathing for someone else
- oxygen tanksPortable compressed breathing supply
- recovery positionSide posture preventing choking
- chest compressionsRhythmic pressure on sternum
- rescue breathingForcing air into lungs
head tilt · chin lift · pulse check · CPR · hands-only CPR · wound care · burn treatment · bleeding control · first aid kits · AED · skill assessments · drowning prevention · crash cart · call 911 · emergency response · public awareness campaigns
basic life supportadvanced life support
Intensive emergency medical care
surgery · surgical intervention · critical care · intensive care · mechanical ventilation
basic life supportwithdrawal of care
Ceasing medical treatment intentionally
DNR · do not resuscitate · palliative care · comfort care · hospice care
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