Description
Chapter 18 of the CVD Masterclass provides detailed information on two levels of medical care- Basic Life Support (BLS) which focuses on support measures like CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) which includes advanced medical procedures such as intubation and defibrillation.
The chapter elaborates on the BLS and ALS algorithms, step-by-step instructions for AED, CPR, manual defibrillation, automated external defibrillation, extracorporeal CPR and peri-arrest arrhythmia.