Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a life-saving emergency procedure used when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped, combining chest compressions and rescue breaths to maintain blood flow and oxygen to vital organs until advanced medical help arrives
Automated External Defibrillator
What is an AED Used for? AEDs are used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It's a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, medical device that can analyze the heart's rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.
Bag Valve Mask
A bag valve mask, sometimes known by the proprietary name Ambu bag or generically as a manual resuscitator or "self-inflating bag", is a hand-held device commonly used to provide positive pressure ventilation to patients who are not breathing or not breathing adequately.
Abdominal thrusts, also known as the Heimlich maneuver, are a first-aid technique used to dislodge an object from someone's airway when they are choking, and are commonly taught in Basic Life Support (BLS) and CPR classes.
A pocket mask, also known as a CPR mask or resuscitation mask, is a device used to safely deliver rescue breaths during a cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest, acting as a barrier between the rescuer and the patient to prevent the exchange of bodily fluids.