Basic Life Support (BLS) training is essential as it can save lives in up to 70% of cardiac emergencies and emphasizes the importance of immediate CPR to prevent neurological damage. The document outlines the steps involved in adult BLS for cardiac emergencies, including scene safety, assessment, and effective CPR techniques, such as the appropriate rates and depths of chest compressions. It stresses that one in four people should be trained in BLS to enhance survival rates in critical situations.

1. Basic Life Support

2. Dr Surjeet Acharya
Accident, Trauma, Emergency and
Critical Care Physician
Max Healthcare
MBBS, Masters in Emergency Medicine (USA),
MRCEM (UK)

3. Need for BLS training?
● Saves life in upto 70% people in cardiac emergencies
● Early initiation and good CPR yields good result
● “4 minutes” delay in CPR leads to neurological damage
● 1 in every 4 person should know BLS NEW

4. What does BLS consists of?
Cardiopulmonary Emergencies:
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Choking

5. Approach to Adult BLS
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6. 7 steps in Adult BLS (cardiac emergencies)
● “Scene safety”
● Check for response
● Call for help
● Respiration and Circulation assessment
● Effective CPR
● AED for defibrillation
● Recover position till help arrives
No Respiration, pulse present
No respiration, No pulse
Respiration present, No Pulse

7. Scene Safety

8. Check for response

9. Call for Help

10. Respiration and circulation
Simultaneously for not
more than 10 seconds

11. NO RESPIRATION
PULSE PRESENT
RESCUE BREATHS
Watch for pulse every minute till
help arrives
NO RESPIRATION
NO PULSE
PROCEED TO
CARDIOPULMONARY
RESUSCITATION
NO PULSE
RESPIRATION PRESENT
PROCEED TO
CARDIOPULMONARY
RESUSCITATION

13. HIGH QUALITY CPR
● PUSH HARD, PUSH FAST
● PUSH AT THE RATE OF 100-120/MINUTE
● DEPTH 5-6 CM’s, adequate chest recoil
● ADEQUATE VENTILATION
● MINIMISE interruptions

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23. SUMMARIZE

24. THANKS