Basic Life Support Service

A Basic Life Support ambulance service has 2 or more people with an Arkansas EMT-Basic certification on an ambulance.

Procedures

• Basic CPR with Automatic Defibrillator Operation
• Basic Trauma care: Splinting, bleeding control, and immobilization
• Basic Airway Management: Use of BVM for ventilation, OPA/NPA to open upper airway and suction
• Use of pulse oximetry equipment to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood

Medications Used

• Activated Charcoal
• Oxygen