Perform Basic Life Support (BLS) on a Child

Basic Life Support

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This module explains the techniques and procedure for performing BLS on a child. Additional modules are also available for adult and infant basic life support.

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Basic life support (BLS) is a basic level of medical care used to help sustain a person who is experiencing cardiac arrest or respiratory failure until they can be given full medical care by an advanced responder. BLS can be used in any scenario where breathing or heartbeat has been compromised

Introduction

Step 1 - Preliminary actions

Step 1.1 - Verify scene safety

Step 1.2 - Assess responsiveness

Step 1.3 - Call for help

Step 1.4 - Activate emergency response system

Step 2 - Assess vital signs

Step 2.1 - Assess circulation

Step 2.2 - Assess breathing

Step 2.3 - Assess next course of action

Step 3 - Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Step 3.1 - Chest compressions

Step 3.2 - Ventilation

Step 3.3 - Fetch defibrillator

Step 4 - Defibrillation

Step 4.1 - Position the defibrillator

Step 4.2 - Start the defibrillator

Step 4.3 - Place the electrode pads

Step 4.4 - Begin defibrillation

Step 5 - Evaluation and monitoring

Describe pre-procedure considerations for BLS for a child.
Describe and demonstrate correct preliminary actions for BLS for a child.
Describe and demonstrate correct procedure for assessing vital signs for BLS for a child.
Describe and demonstrate correct procedure for performing CPR for BLS for a child.
Describe the differences in procedure and technique for 1-rescuer and 2-rescuer situations.
Describe and demonstrate correct procedure for performing defibrillation for BLS for a child.
Describe and demonstrate correct procedure for post-BLS evaluation of children.

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Other modules in this pack

Perform Basic Life Support (BLS) on a Child

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Perform Basic Life Support (BLS) on an Adult

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Perform Basic Life Support (BLS) on an Infant

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