BLS Algorithm

The keys to successful CPR are

• A - Airway
• B - Breathing
• C - Circulation
• D - Defibrillation

CPR for Adults

• Check for response, call for help if no response
• Airway - open airways and check breathing, perform head tilt-chin lift, mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-mask- Breathing - if not breathing, give 2 breaths, check chest rise (2x)
• Circulation - Check pulse
• Defibrillation - if no pulse, give compression (30 compression and 2 breath @ 100 compression/min). Continue cycle until AED or EMT arrives

The following diagram are the algorithm for doing CPR for adult.