The BLS Provider Manual contains all of the information students need to know to successfully complete the BLS Course. The BLS Provider Manual is designed for use by a single user and as a student reference tool pre- and post-course. It includes information on single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both in-facility and prehospital settings; emergency recognition; adult, child and infant rescue techniques; high-quality CPR; AED use; and relief of choking.
This course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.
Author(s): Mary Fran Hazinski, Andrew H. Travers, Sandra K. Eustice, Brenda Schoolfield
Edition: 1st
Publisher: American Heart Association
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 99
Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
BLS Course Objectives......Page 13
Boxes......Page 14
Your Approach to a Resuscitation Attempt......Page 15
Adult Chain of Survival......Page 16
Chain of Survival for an In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest......Page 17
Key Differences Between IHCA and OHCA Chains of Survival......Page 18
Importance of Each Link in the Chain of Survival......Page 19
Cardiac Arrest or Heart Attack?......Page 21
Student Notes......Page 23
Basic Framework for CPR......Page 25
BLS Healthcare Provider Adult Cardiac Arrest Algorithm......Page 26
Verify Scene Safety, Check for Responsiveness, and Get Help......Page 28
Assess for Breathing and Pulse......Page 29
Begin High-Quality CPR, Starting With Chest Compressions......Page 30
High-Quality Chest Compressions......Page 31
Alternate Technique for Chest Compressions......Page 32
Head Tilt–Chin Lift......Page 33
Jaw-Thrust Maneuver......Page 34
Use of a Pocket Mask......Page 35
Bag-Mask Device......Page 37
Bag-Mask Ventilation Technique (2 Rescuers+)......Page 38
Assess for Breathing and Pulse......Page 39
Resume High-Quality CPR......Page 40
Rescuer Tasks......Page 41
Review......Page 43
Student Notes......Page 44
Public-Access Defibrillation......Page 45
AED Arrival......Page 46
Universal Steps for Operating an AED......Page 47
Do Not Delay High-Quality CPR After AED Use......Page 48
Transdermal Medication Patches......Page 51
Student Notes......Page 52
Learning Objectives......Page 53
Clear Roles and Responsibilities......Page 54
Mutual Respect......Page 55
Review......Page 56
Student Notes......Page 0
BLS Healthcare Provider Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm
for the Single Rescuer......Page 57
Assess for Breathing and Pulse......Page 59
Determine Next Actions......Page 60
Compression Rate and Compression-to-Ventilation Ratio......Page 61
Infant (1 Rescuer): 2-Finger Technique......Page 62
Infant: 2 Thumb–Encircling Hands Technique......Page 63
Ventilation for an Infant or Child With a Barrier Device......Page 64
BLS Healthcare Provider Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm
for 2 or More Rescuers......Page 65
Determine Next Actions......Page 66
Review......Page 67
Student Notes......Page 68
Delivering a Pediatric Shock Dose......Page 69
Use of an AED for Infants......Page 70
Student Notes......Page 71
CPR and Breaths With an Advanced Airway......Page 73
Overview......Page 74
Breathing Techniques for Infants......Page 75
Student Notes......Page 77
Naloxone Autoinjector......Page 79
Opioid-Associated Life-Threatening Emergency Response Sequence......Page 80
Student Notes......Page 82
Signs of Choking......Page 83
Abdominal Thrusts With Victim Standing or Sitting......Page 84
Choking Relief in an Unresponsive Adult or Child......Page 85
Choking Relief in a Responsive Infant......Page 86
Choking Relief in an Unresponsive Infant......Page 87
Student Notes......Page 88
Appendix......Page 89
Summary of High-Quality CPR Components for BLS Providers......Page 91
Adult CPR and AED Skills Testing Checklist......Page 92
Adult CPR and AED
Skills Testing Critical Skills Descriptors......Page 93
Infant CPR Skills Testing Checklist......Page 94
Infant CPR
Skills Testing Critical Skills Descriptors......Page 96
Recommended Reading......Page 97
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