PALS Primary Assessment Overview Video Let’s talk about the primary assessment. This is really our first hands-on assessment of the patient. The primary assessment is broken into A, B, C, D, E: airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure. Those are the steps of our assessment in the primary assessment. However, know this: With all these steps, the primary assessment only has […]
BLS Ventilation Support Video Hi, everyone. Welcome back. In today’s video, we’re going to talk about ventilation support and how it pertains to CPR and BLS maneuvers. Let’s start at the beginning, the basics, the head-tilt-chin lift. Remember, when a victim is unconscious, lying on their back, the most common airway obstruction is the tongue. We’re going to perform […]
Introduction to BLS Video Hi, everyone. Welcome to Part 1 Introduction to Basic Life Support. In the upcoming video series, we’re going to be covering all these topics you see here, but today we’re going to focus on the key points of performing basic life support. This is important because the science suggests we do this for our patient, […]
BLS – Choking Video Transcript:Hi, everyone. You guessed it. In today’s video, we’re talking about choking. Back in the day, we used to separate choking between a partial and a complete airway obstruction. Today the focus is more on is this a mild or a severe airway obstruction. With a mild airway obstruction, the patient is still able […]
Basic Life Support & CPR for Infants Video Hi, everyone. Welcome to part 5 in our BLS video series, CPR for infants. Let’s start with our initial response, which is just like in the child. What do we do first? If you witness this arrest, you saw the infant stop breathing in front of you, immediately call 9-1-1, get professional help coming, […]
Basic Life Support & CPR for Children Video Hi, everyone. Welcome to part 4 in our BLS video series, CPR for children. When we’re talking about children, the age group we’re talking about is between 1 and 8 years old. That’s the age group that defines a child. Let’s start with our initial response because there are a couple of different recommendations. If you […]
Basic Life Support & CPR for Adults Video Transcript:Hi, everyone. Welcome to today’s video segment where we’re going to review basic life support for the adult. Before we even get to the rescue portion, step 1 is safety. Is it safe to go onto the scene and treat your victim? Unless you’re properly trained and properly equipped to go into a hazardous situation, don’t […]
AEDs for Infants and Children Video Hi, everyone. Welcome to part 6, use of the automatic external defibrillator for children and infants. When we’re talking about kids and infants, first thing is the age group. We’re talking about an age group between 1 year old and 8 years old. After 8, we’re really talking about an adult, so from 1 to […]
AEDs for Adults and Children Over 8 Video Hi, everyone. Welcome back. In this video, we’re going to review operation of the automatic external defibrillator for adults and for children over 8 years old. First thing is knowing your equipment. If you’re able to, make sure you know your AED because they all act a little differently. Some AEDs have an on […]
