Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Archives

Child CPR: A Life-Saving Skill Every Caregiver Should Know

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / By S. Black

Child CPR: A Life-Saving Skill Every Caregiver Should Know Being able to perform child CPR is a vital life-saving skill for parents, caregivers, teachers, coaches, and anyone who works with children. Children have anatomical differences compared to adults—more flexible bones, proportionally larger tongues, and narrower airways—which makes them more vulnerable to airway blockages and […]

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Basic Life Support (BLS): Essential Skills for Emergency Response

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Basic Life Support (BLS): Essential Skills for Emergency Response What is basic life support? Basic life support (BLS) refers to a set of essential emergency response skills used to support or sustain life until advanced medical care is available. While emergency medical personnel are trained to deliver BLS using specialized equipment, many core BLS skills

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Common myths about CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / By S. Black

Throughout the years, death due to cardiac arrest was considered unavoidable. In the past, CPR was specifically developed to revive individuals who are unresponsive due to sudden cardiac arrest. At the present, millions are undergoing training on CPR yearly yet a high percentage of individuals who suffer from cardiac arrest outside of any healthcare facility

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