What is the BLS definition of a child? Children are from ages 1 year to puberty (signs of puberty include chest or underarm hair on males and any breast development in females Go through the pediatric cardiac arrest algorithm for a single rescuer. 1) verify scene safety/note time if possib...
Researchers have taught Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri to recognize the unique auditory signature of agonal breathing that heralds early cardiac arrest AEDs 3 EMS innovations making our communities safer From required BLS, to community AEDs and kiosk-based training, communities around the coun...
it is reasonable for trained lay rescuers and BLS providers to administer naloxone. The doses listed are 2mg intranasally or 0.4mg IM. They suggest standard following the standard ALS algorithm if the patient does not have a pulse, but state that...
For pediatric cardiac arrest, the modifications to BLS include the following (see www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.047463 for algorithm)12:• Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) prior to entering the scene or the patient’s room.• Limit the number of personnel performi...