Haverhill Public Library

Basic life support, provider manual, American Heart Association

eng

Includes bibliographical references (page 85)

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Basic life support

handbooksbibliography

American Heart Association

provider manual

pt. 1. General concepts -- Introduction -- High-quality CPR -- The chain of survival -- Cardiac arrest or heart attack? -- pt. 2. BLS for adults -- BLS general concepts -- BLS healthcare provider adult cardiac arrest algorithm -- Adult 1-rescuer BLS sequence -- Adult chest compressions -- Adult breaths -- Opening the airway -- Barrier devices -- Bag-mask devices -- Adult 2-rescuer BLS sequence -- Team roles and duties for 2-rescuer CPR -- pt. 3. Automated external defibrillator for adults and children 8 years of age and older -- General concepts -- Using the AED -- Special circumstances -- pt. 4. Team dynamics -- General concepts -- Elements of effective team dynamics -- Roles during a resuscitation attempt -- What to communicate -- How to communicate -- Debriefing -- pt. 5. BLS for infants and children -- General concepts -- BLS healthcare provider pediatric cardiac arrest algorithm for the single rescuer -- Infant and child 1-rescuer BLS sequence -- Infant/child chest compressions -- Infant/child breaths -- BLS healthcare provider pediatric cardiac arrest algorithm for 2 or more rescuers -- Infant and child 2-rescuer BLS sequence -- pt. 6. Automated external defibrillator for infants and for children less than 8 years of age -- AED for infants and children -- pt. 7. Ventilation techniques -- CPR and breaths with an advanced airway -- Rescue breathing -- Techniques for giving breaths without a barrier device -- pt. 8. Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies -- General concepts -- Opioid-associated life-threatening emergency (adult) sequence -- pt. 9. Choking relief for adults, children, and infants -- General concepts -- Choking relief in a responsive adult or child -- Choking relief in an unresponsive adult or child -- Choking relief in infants -- Summary of high-quality CPR components for BLS providers -- Adult CPR and AED skills testing checklist -- Adult CPR and AED skills testing critical skills descriptors -- Infant CPR skills testing checklist -- Infant CPR skills testing critical skills descriptors

specialized

BLS provider manual