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Basic Life Support (BLS) is the preservation or restoration of life by the establishment of and / or maintenance of airway, breathing, circulation, and related emergency care.

 Basic Life Support is only a temporary measure to maintain ventilation and circulation. The purpose of BLS is to help maintain myocardial and cerebral oxygenation until Advanced Life Support (ALS) personnel and equipment are available.

 Basic Life Support therefore covers the first three components of the "chain of survival" i.e. early access, early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation.

Techniques for achieving an Airway Backward Head Tilt / Chin Lift

Trauma Jaw Thrust

 Breathing Management

Assessment of breathing Look; Listen; and Feel. If patient is not breathing and after the airway has been cleared: Give 2 full breaths (approximately 1 second per inspiration), and Assess patients level of response / consciousness Assess breathing Techniques for Rescue Breathing Mouth to mask ventilation; and Bag-valve mask (resuscitator) ventilation.

Breathing Management Assessment of breathing Look; Listen; and Feel. If patient is not breathing and after the airway has been cleared: Give 2 full breaths (approximately 1 second per inspiration), and Assess patients level of response / consciousness Assess breathing Techniques for Rescue Breathing Mouth to mask ventilation; and Bag-valve mask (resuscitator) ventilation.