A unit of Baltimore City’s Fire Department, IAFF Local 734, is speaking out against the department’s recent move to downgrade ...

This 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations on basic life support summarizes evidence evaluations ...

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A new study found that 42 percent of those who had continued life support recovered enough in the next year to have some degree of independence. A few even returned to their former lives.

Basic life support (BLS) is the foundation for saving lives following cardiac arrest. Fundamental aspects of BLS include immediate recognition of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and activation of the ...

"If the local protocol is we keep the patient at a temperature of 37°C and the patient arrives at 35.5 °C, you're not going to go from 35.5 °C to 37 °C in 1 hour. That's not good for the ...

The BLS Algorithm Basic Life Support follows an algorithm known as ‘the BLS algorithm,’ which is a systematic guide that outlines the steps to be followed in providing BLS.

Basic Life Support (BLS) is a crucial set of medical procedures aimed at providing emergency care in life-threatening situations. These procedures encompass a range of techniques, including ...

1 / 5 Show Caption + Spc. Betsy Cedeno, 801st Field Hospital, Fort Sheridan, Ill., attaches defibrillator pads to a mannequin during a basic life support class at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Nov. 7, 2022.