Graham C A, Scollon D, McGowan J, Gordon M W
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Br J Hosp Med. 1997;58(1):15-8.
Basic life support (BLS) is a method of sustaining vital functions in a person who has collapsed and is unconscious, frequently with a cardiac arrest but sometimes with respiratory arrest, choking or other cause. BLS is a vital link in the 'chain of survival' for these critically ill people.
基础生命支持(BLS)是一种维持已倒地且失去意识者生命功能的方法,这类人常发生心脏骤停,有时也会出现呼吸骤停、窒息或其他病因。对于这些重症患者,基础生命支持是“生存链”中的关键一环。