Basic Life Support
Step 3. Early Defibrillation The sooner the victim of cardiac arrest can receive a life saving shock of electricity from a defibrillator the greater their chance of survival.
This link in the chain is the most important determinant of survival and supports the call for greater availability of public access defibrillators.
Step 4. Early ALS The final link is the care administered by medical professionals, such as Paramedics, Doctors and Nurses who will provide advanced life support techniques to increase the victim’s chance of survival beyond hospital.
Follow the easy steps described below and you will be able to perform effective CPR.
Step 1. Perform your Primary Survey. Kneel down next to the casualty, roughly level with the chest.
Step 2. If you are alone, leave the casualty to phone for an ambulance 999/112 and grab a defibrillator. If you have a bystander present send them to do it for you.
Step 3. If the casualty is not breathing normally begin CPR. Give 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths. Step 4. Continue giving cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths until:
- help arrives - the casualty begins to regain consciousness and starts breathing normally again - or you become too exhausted to continue performing CPR.
“If there is more than one person who can perform CPR, alternate rescuers every two minutes to combat rescuer fatigue”
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