Basic Life Support.



Basic life support with the knowledge and skills you can save a life.

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT IS THE BASIC MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION LIKE 

CARDIAC ARREST

SUDDEN HEAD INJURY

SEVERE HEAMMORRHAGE
Life Support in Relationship

Basic life support consists of four main parts;

1) chest compressions .
2)airway
3)breathing
4) defibrillation

CHEST COMPRESSION  make sure victim is lying face upon a firm flat surface .if u suspect victim has a head or neck injury ,try to keep his head neck in alien when rolling te victim in face up position.
press down at least 2 inches with each compression . make sure u push straight down on victims breast bone. Deliver compression in a mouth fashion at a rate of at least 100/min.

AIRWAY :- Place one hand on victims forehead and push with your palm to tilt the head back.
place fingers of the other hand under the bony part of the lower jaw near the chin.
lift the jaw to bring the chin forward.

BREATHING;SEAL THE MASK AGAINST THE FACE ;using the hand that is closer to te top of victims head ,place your index finger and thumb along the edge of the mask.
Deliver air over 1 second to make the victims chest rise. 

Avoiding the excessive ventilation.

DEFIBRILLATION:- ENCOURAGE THE  first rescuer to perform compression that are deep enough and fast enough to allow complete chest recoil between compressions.
switch duties with the first rescuer every 5 cycles or abt 2 minutes,taking <5 seconds to switch.

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