What Is the Difference Between Basic and Advanced Life Support?

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An expert in men’s health and fitness, Jimmy Marwan Kassis graduated from Wayne State University with a BS in psychology in 2014. Since 2018, Jimmy Marwan Kassis has provided emergency medical care as an emergency medical technician – basic (EMT-B) with Beaumont EMS in Michigan. 

Beaumont EMS currently provides an array of medical services that range from a bariatric unit and mobile intensive care to basic and advanced life support. Basic life support (BLS) involves care for patients that experience an obstructed airway or some form of cardiac arrest or respiratory distress. BLS providers typically have the ability to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

Advanced life support (ALS) goes beyond BLS by incorporating a series of algorithms to assess the health status of an individual and how to treat them. Moreover, ALS providers are trained in the administration of certain medications. In some cases, ALS providers may also be skilled in specific areas. These special skill sets include pediatric advanced life support (PALS) and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS).

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