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What is a noninvasive emergency lifesaving care that is used to treat medical conditions, including airway obstruction, respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest?

Basic Life Support (BLS)
What is used to establish artificial ventilation and circulation in a patient who is not breathing and has no pulse?

Cardiopulminary resuscitation (CPR)
A condition in which air fills the stomach, often as a result of high volume and pressure during artificial resperation.

Gastric Distention
What is the proper compression-to-ventilation ratio for adult one-rescuer CPR?

30:2
What are the five links in the chain of survival?
- 1. Early access
- 2. Early CPR
- 3. Early defibrillation
- 4. Early advanced care
- 5. Post-arrest care