Basic Life Support PDF

Basic life support refers to careprovided by firstrespondersduringcardiacarrestrespiratorydistress fundamental immediate response survivalrate Early BLS canrestart heart Delays fatal Cardiac arrest unresponsive absent abnormal breathing labouredBreathingAgonal 50 incardiacArrest...

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