Basic life support training held for 45 dentists

The instructors emphasised on the importance of acquiring standardized universally accepted life-saving skills for all doctors and also for lay public. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a combination of BLS & ACLS life-saving skills practiced throughout the world for an unconscious victim on whom breathing and pulse cannot be detected.

The main skills practiced by dentists on manikins were the technique of giving rescue breathing and chest compressions,which are begun after assessment of unresponsiveness in a collapsed victim.

As soon as unresponsiveness is confirmed,calling for timely medical expert help is of utmost importance. BLS encompasses a combination of skills which are performed in a standard sequence for victims of cardiac arrest with the objective of providing a small but critical amount of blood flow to heart and brain. This helps in keeping the victim alive till trained help arrives.