Nigerian paramedics engaging on BLS training with CCTV Personnel

CPR and Basic Life Support (BLS) training is required of many health-care professionals and lay rescuers to help revive, resuscitate, or sustain a person who is experiencing cardiac arrest or respiratory failure.

Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in adults and 88% of all cardiac arrest happen in people’s homes. Providing CPR can double a person’s chance of survival.......

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State of emergency medical services in Nigeria

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (LASEMS AND LASAMBUS) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (LASEMS AND LASAMBUS) Increasing urbanization and industrialization of Lagos State has led to an appreciable increase in the number of road traffic, industrial and marine accidents and medical emergencies, hence the strengthening of the inherited base hospital care i.e. Lagos State Emergency Medical Service (LASEMS) and establishment of the pre-hospital care service i.e. Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) in March 2001. Both services run on a 24/7 basis and have led to significant improvement in the response time and quality of care with attendant improvement in morbidity and mortality rates occasioned by medical emergencies. These services cover: • Awareness campaign on the preventive aspect of medical emergencies including home/road traffic/industrial accidents; and how to access services. • Training of personnel in pre-hospital and hospital-based management of trauma and medical emergencies, and effec...

Algorithms for Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2017

Algorithms for Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2017 https://www.acls.net/aclsalg.htm Oct 6, 2017 Version control: This document is current with respect to 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC. These guidelines are current until they are replaced on October 2020. If you are reading this page after October 2020, please contact ACLS Training Center at support@acls.net for an updated document. One of the crucial components of effective ACLS training is a familiarity with the major algorithms for different patient and/or provider scenarios. As a free resource for our visitors, this page contains links to sample algorithms for the main AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support cases. See our website terms . Compatible part number: 90-1013, 90-1010. New! We now sell laminated 8.5"x11" crash cart algorithm cards ( $60 $40 set of 8) and 24"x36" wall posters ($80 set of 9). Cardiac Arrest Algorithm This c...

ABCDE OF RESUSCITATION

The ABCDE approach to resuscitation The ABCD of resuscitation, plays a vital role in assessing your patient, this is your initial assessment: A.......Airway and Cervical immobilization B...... Breathing and Ventilation C.......Circulation and hemorrhage control D.......Disability and Neurological deficit E...... Environment and Exposure First of all make sure that the scene is safe, wear the necessary PPEs Airway When you go to the patient tap for response, "hello can you hear me" if the patient is conscious and vocalising that indicates that the airway is patent, apply cervical collar for a trauma patient with suspected c-spine trauma. Breathing check for breathing, look listen and feel , check for use of accessory muscle and count respiration which is from 12-20c/m, auscultate the chest for lung sound, check Spo2 if need be deliver oxygen. Circulation Look at the colour hands and digit are they blue(cyanosis) or pink, check ...

NIGERIA PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (Paramedics)

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