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BCLS(Basic Cardiac Life Support )

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Introduction

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)refers to recognition of sudden cardiac

arrest, call for help, maintaining airway

patency, and supporting breathing and thecirculation without the use of equipment,

other than personal protective devices

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BCLS guidelines

• Recognition of cardiac arrest

• Sequence of CPR

• Technique of chest compression

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1. Recognition of cardiac arrest

• .During the first few minutes of suddencardiac arrest, the presence of gasping is

associated with increased survival.

• Layperson or healthcare providers shouldbe taught to recognize gasping as not

normal breathing, but cardiac arrest and

begin CPR immediately

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• The healthcare provider should take nomore than 10 seconds to check for the

presence or absence of normal breathing

and pulse. If the healthcare provider doesnot detect any pulse within this time

period, he/she should presume cardiac

arrest and start chest compressions.

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2.Sequence of CPR

• Conventional CPR will start with 30 chestcompressions instead of 2 ventilations.

Rescuers are reminded that if they are

unwilling or unable to do mouth-to-mouthventilations, they must, at the least do

continuous chest compressions. Rescuers

will be taught not to take more than 6seconds to perform the two ventilations.

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3.Technique of chest

compression