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An article on emergency medical services with information on basic life support and advanced life support. Also provides history, service providers, purpose, etc.

Article about the definition of Basic life support (BLS.It is the level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until the patient can be given full medical care at a hospital. It can be provided by trained medical personnel, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and by laypersons who have received BLS training. BLS is generally used in the pre-hospital setting, and can be provided without medical equipment.

Article on emergency medical services with information on basic life support and advanced life support. Also provides history, service providers, purpose, etc.

An article that gives an overview about the basic life support.

Video length: 4 min 55 sec. Video about the training sequence using a dummy.

An article about the definition of Advanced Life Support (ALS). It is a set of life-saving protocols and skills that extend Basic Life Support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation (breathing).

An article about the overview of Advance Life Support ALS. The ALS group is a team of highly trained individuals that provide more advanced medical help to the patients in transit when needed. In other words, they are authorized to do the things that EMTs cannot do for the patient.