NHCPS Save a Life

OCTOBER 31, 2023

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BLS Life Support First Responder 52

International Journal of Paramedicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

EMS responses (n = 4,375,568) were analyzed comparing patient acuity and CMS Service level, Advanced Life Support (ALS) vs Basic Life Support (BLS), to assess for associations in acuity and CMS Service level using logistic regression. Data were obtained from the National Emergency Services Information System (NEMSIS) database for 2019.

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BLS Advanced Life Support ALS Community Paramedicine 52

High Performance EMS

AUGUST 9, 2024

The very low risk calls can typically be satisfied with basic life support (BLS) capabilities. Given the time, a BLS crew can begin life-sustaining measures or conduct an assessment for proper hand-off to the paramedics upon arrival. Life-threatening requests are similarly streamlined.

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BLS CAD Advanced Life Support Life Support 264

Chicago EMT Training

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A quick breakdown on the differences between an EMT-B(asic) and an EMT-P(aramedic) Basic Life Support (BLS) vs Advanced Life Support (ALS) So there it is. Most of the 911 calls are BLS rather than ALS. It's encouraging to hear that there is still interest in becoming first responders! Don't get me wrong, an EMT-Bs can do A LOT.

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Advanced Life Support BLS EMT EMT 130

SSCOR

MAY 18, 2024

Your BLS engine company is dispatched to a “difficulty breathing” call and your ALS rescue is still in the process of delivering their previous patient to the hospital. Dispatch is sending the next closest rescue, but the responding unit has just notified you that they are held up by a train.

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BLS EMT EMT ALS 105

Paramedics Unlimited

APRIL 19, 2018

What is the difference between ALS and BLS Medical Care? In Basic Life Support (BLS) emergencies, a single EMS provider can not deliver optimum care, such as when trying to hold direct pressure on a bleeding wound, while preparing bandages, to stop bleeding.

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BLS ALS Emergency Medical Technician Life Support 52

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In 2015, it introduced Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certification for EMS personnel. After three years of curriculum development and testing, the Red Cross launched a package of courses that includes BLS, ALS, and PALS training with certification in 2019. All three leverage the latest educational methodologies.

Life Support 52

Life Support BLS Advanced Life Support CPR 52

High Performance EMS

JUNE 12, 2023

With expected delays beyond that time limit, it may be acceptable to dispatch a BLS unit to begin care while still allowing the ALS resource to join the response from a longer distance. A Bravo request could be most efficiently served in a BLS capacity with longer response times before it would be deemed late.

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BLS UHU Paramedic ALS 130

The Overrun Podcast

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

BLS providers are expected to know more and do more in the evolving healthcare landscape. They explore the tendency to over-triage chest pain cases and the need for a more nuanced approach. Knowing the receiving facility and building relationships with the staff can improve patient outcomes.

Heart Attack 52

Heart Attack BLS EMT EMT 52

EMS 20/20

APRIL 26, 2023

In this BLS focused episode, what you get is quintessential EMS 20/20. In this BLS focused episode, what you get is quintessential EMS 20/20. Multiple treatment options, CVA symptoms with hypotension, complicated crew dynamics, agency culture issues, and Chris ranting about kits.

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BLS EMS 40

EMS 20/20

AUGUST 16, 2023

In today's VERY strange episode, two BLS responders care for a sick baby, make a last minute switch on who is doing what, while the patient's mother seems to lose faith. In today's VERY strange episode, two BLS responders care for a sick baby, make a last minute switch on who is doing what, while the patient's mother seems to lose faith.

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BLS 40

EMS 20/20

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The guys follow a BLS crew that responds to the call no one ever wants to respond to. The guys follow a BLS crew that responds to the call no one ever wants to respond to. The title is not the give away you think it is! WARNING: This episode contains sensitive subject matter.) The title is not the give away you think it is!

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BLS 40

Chicago EMT Training

AUGUST 12, 2021

We continued providing non-transport BLS to events on campus. The EMT crew applied a tourniquet on her and transported her to Cook County Hospital. For a variety of reasons, the department got rid of the ambulance. Basketball games at the pavilion and church events at the forum.

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EMT EMT BLS Ambulance 130

EMS 20/20

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In today's episode the guys (finally) follow a BLS crew through a confusing call that involves spousal arguments and a good old fashioned dollup of just plain winging it when a patient scares the $*#@ out of his wife. Type 2 for Billing. Type 1 For Doctor.

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BLS 40

EMS 20/20

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In these week's episode, Spencer and Chris pick apart a BLS call with really, really weird symptoms. In these week's episode, Spencer and Chris pick apart a BLS call with really, really weird symptoms. Chris is put through the gauntlet as he tries to figure out what's causing the patient's odd behavior. Spoiler: Chris fails.

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BLS 40

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

EMS arrives on scene and initiates high quality basic life support (BLS). It was the classic OPALS paper covered on SGEM#64 by the Legend of Emergency Medicine Dr. Ian Stiell that demonstrated no advantage to ACLS vs. BLS for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Bystander CPR is initiated prior to EMS arrival.

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BLS Defibrillator Critical Care CPR 130

EMS 20/20

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Like a leaky faucet, a patient's leg has sprung a leak and a BLS crew does their best to stop the out of control flow. Like a leaky faucet, a patient's leg has sprung a leak and a BLS crew does their best to stop the out of control flow. Do they dam the river? Find out on this week's episode! Do they dam the river?

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BLS 40

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 11, 2023

The fire-based crew has basic life support (BLS) airway supplies including the King Laryngeal Tube, the paramedic crew carries iGel supraglottic airways (SGAs) in addition to their intubation equipment.

CPR 130

CPR Defibrillator BLS Paramedic 130

The Overrun Podcast

MAY 23, 2024

Takeaways Advances in medical resuscitation have focused on basic life support (BLS) interventions, such as compression-only CPR and early defibrillation. He also highlights the potential of technology, such as ultrasound and sending real-time information to the trauma team.

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CPR BLS EMS Life Support 52

Peter Canning

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I am in the fly car and a BLS crew is in the ambulance. I don’t see anyone on two passes, but then I hear the BLS unit radio they’ve found him. We’re dispatched to an overdose on Ashley Street. We’re driving around looking for the victim. I swing around to where they are now parked at the curb with their lights still going.

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Overdose BLS EMT EMT 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 14, 2021

This has included the classic paper from Legend of EM Dr. Ian Stiell on BLS vs. ACLS ( SGEM#64 ), the use of mechanical CPR ( SGEM#136 ), and pre-hospital hypothermia ( SGEM#183 ). She wonders if she should have spent more time on scene trying to get the IV versus the tibial IO she has in place.

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CPR BLS ALS Paramedic 130

NAEMSP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The responding BLS crew was unable to initiate adequate resuscitation, despite signs of shock. Case 1: A patient with a history of Addison’s disease lacked rescue steroids at home. After contracting norovirus with the usual GI symptoms, she experienced rapid progression to adrenal crisis.

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EMS Crisis Prevention Emergency Department BLS 122

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Opioid Overdose For patients in respiratory arrest, rescue breathing or bag-mask ventilation should be maintained until spontaneous breathing returns, and standard BLS, ALS, and/or pediatric ALS measures should continue if return of spontaneous breathing does not occur. No NAC or ascorbic acid. COR 1, LOE C-LD. COR 2a, LOE B-NR.

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Naloxone OR Overdose BLS 94

K.S. Chew

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

A talk that I presented during the Kelantan Resuscitation Updates 2015 (22 Nov 2015) based on the new AHA/ILCOR guidelines. However, I have put in some emphasis on certain aspects which are relevant in the Malaysian setting (for both major referral hospitals as well as smaller, lesser-equipped hospitals/clinics).

BLS 52

BLS Life Support 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 21, 2017

Lay-people likely to see opioid overdoses may be trained to administer naloxone during targeted BLS training” (5). One infographic focused on Special Circumstances and said “trained providers should administer naloxone to respiratory arrest patients with suspected opioid overdose.

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Naloxone Overdose First Responder BLS 130

NCOAE

AUGUST 12, 2022

Here, we present them in alphabetical order: ABC – Airway, Breathing and Circulation – “This is the Golden Rule of emergency medical professionals” AED – Automated External Defibrillator – The device that delivers electric shock to the heart of patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest A-EMT – Advanced EMT ALS – Advanced Life Support Anaphylaxis— (..)

EMS 52

EMS EMT EMT Emergency Medical Technician 52

High Performance EMS

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Figure 2 Sample data demonstrating ALS (green) and BLS (blue) call volume comparisons by hour-of-the-day and day-of-the-week. An unequal distribution of people throughout space and time leaves discernable patterns in the location of requests as well.

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UHU BLS Emergency Medical Services Unit Hour 130

The Overrun

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Throughout my year and a half as an EMT, I have learned that both ALS and BLS have a large array of things to utilize to treat patients, but sometimes, all of that just isn’t enough.

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EMS EMT EMT BLS 52

Peter Canning

JANUARY 15, 2024

I was in the paramedic fly car and a BLS crew was in the ambulance. I didn’t see anyone on two passes, but then I heard the BLS unit radio that they’d found the patient. The association is that junkies are human trash. One day I was dispatched to an overdose. We were driving around looking for the victim.

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Overdose BLS EMT EMT 52

The Overrun

JULY 5, 2019

Since she was confused, she didn’t know where his paperwork was so the BLS agency that arrived began efforts for resuscitation. Each of the people on that BLS crew are career providers. She herself suffers from the beginnings of dementia and forgot that he was on hospice, so she called 911.

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CPR OR BLS EMT 52

ESO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

When these key data points are documented by the BLS or First Response team, they’ll now transfer over to the transporting unit’s chart for the hospital to view, eliminating the need for double documentation. EHR M2M Enhancements We have enhanced our Mobile2Mobile feature to include assessments, last known well, and symptom onset.

Critical Care 52

Critical Care BLS EMS First Response 52

EMT Training Station

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Scope of Practice EMS encompasses a broad range of emergency response capabilities, including advanced life support (ALS), basic life support (BLS), patient transport, and coordination of emergency response. EMTs undergo a rigorous training program and must pass a certification exam to practice.

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EMT EMT Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Medical Services 98

Paramedic Training Spot

DECEMBER 8, 2021

These prerequisites include maintaining a valid EMT-B certificate or higher, successfully completing a CAAHEP-accredited education program within the past 2 years, maintaining valid CPR-BLS credentials or their equivalent, and successfully completing the cognitive and psychomotor examination portions of the NREMT-P curriculum.

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Paramedic E-9-1-1 EMT EMT 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The EMS crew was only BLS certified, so EKG interpretation is not within their scope of practice. The ambulance report says "BP continued to drop during transport and pt remained cold and clammy." It appears EMS obtained two EKGs, but unfortunately these were not saved in the medical record. cTnI drawn at the same was 0.011 ng/mL (ref.

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E-9-1-1 Coronary ACS BLS 118

The Overrun

AUGUST 17, 2022

Worse, our moral injury would increase when during these “high volume” periods you would hear a BLS unit begin on the radio for any help with a sick person who needed an airway, or a pediatric near-drowning…and getting none. Or we would arrive on the scene only to be canceled by the EMTs.

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MICU EMT EMT Paramedic 52

US Patriot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

We made a quick decision to do some BLS care, while other paramedics explained to the family the tiny chance for survival these twins had. And it turned out to not only be one baby but two. A teen mom, only 20 weeks along with no prenatal care. They were born not breathing, no pulse. No bigger than the palms of my hands.

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Firefighter EMS First Responder BLS 52

EM Didactic

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Like most of you would have, I had completed BLS, ACLS, ATLS, PALS provider courses and had revised the respective manuals for this station. BLS (5 marks) 2. These are listed under OSCE stations and called Skill stations in the “GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCT OF DNB EMERGENCY MEDICINE PRACTICAL EXAMINATION INCLUDING OSCE”.

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BLS EMS OR ICU 40