In the crucial hours after an incident of emergency in a medical case, proper and quick action may either lead to success or to eventual complications- even death. Although, advanced medical care plays a critical role in providing treatment, the basis of life saving care starts with Basic Life Support (BLS) which is commonly administered to the patients in an ambulance. At Infina Health we uphold the values of patient-centred care through the quality, education and preparedness of our Basic Life Support ambulance services, which is crucial in enhancing patient outcome.
This article will theorise why Basic Life Support in ambulances helps patients have a better health outcome, what are the main aspects of BLS, and why the selection of the provider of BLS may mean everything to the patient in his/her path to recovery.
Basic Life Support (BLS) is defined as the medical support provided in order to maintain patients with life threatening conditions or injuries in the process of being able to be provided care at a medical institution. Under this care, the Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in ambulances work to administer care and includes:
BLS plays a crucial role in pre-hospital care most notably among patients where there is cardiac arrest or respiratory failure, and in cases of trauma. BLS is aimed at maintaining the airways, breathing and circulation (the ABCs) with a safe transportation of the patient to a medical facility, not a diagnosis.
The BLS ambulance services we have at Infina Health provide the lifeline between the emergency scene and the definitive care. Now, let us see how BLS in ambulances can play an important role in enhancing patient outcome:
The term the golden hour has been used to explain 60 minutes after a traumatic injury or a critical health event. Research has indicated that with timely medical care at this period mortality rates are reduced greatly, and recovery rates are boosted as well.
The EMTs on our BLS service are empowered to provide acute life sustaining care that includes but is not limited to CPR, defibrillation, and oxygen. This hot shot during transport improves the survivability of the patient particularly in case of cardiac emergency, stroke, respiratory crisis or accident.
Patients who experience seizures, diabetic crises, or breathing difficulties require uninterrupted observation, as well as the minimal, but urgent, assistance to avoid the development of their health condition in the future. Our EMTs monitor the vital signs constantly and react to fluctuations as it is, which prevents further worsening of the condition until they reach the hospital.
Such continuity of care will make the patients get to the facility in the best possible condition thus minimizing complications and optimizing outcomes.
The BLS teams of Infina Health can perform a smooth transfer of care to the hospital staffs. Our EMTs complete a comprehensive report containing a report of the condition of the patient, his or her symptoms and the care provided on the transport. Such precise and real-time reporting provides an advantage to staff of the emergency department as they are ahead in diagnosing and treatment, thus avoid delays and lessen the medical errors.
At Infina Health, human factor of pre-hospital care is given priority. At BLS our ambulances are not just cars, but mobile care facilities trained to go to our patients and provide medical support, compassion, and professionalism straight to the patients.
The members of our EMT are certified in Basic Life Support, are retrained regularly and have up to date knowledge of the latest practices in pre-hospital emergency care. However, in addition to technical abilities, we also train our teams in communication with patients, emotional support, and cultural awareness, all of which are extremely important in case of high-stress situations.
When patients feel safe and heard in the ambulance, they might be calmer and easier to cooperate with care, and their results will be more positive in terms of both the psychological and physiological state.
We use state-of-art BLS ambulances with powerful devices and equipment, such as:
With this equipment, our EMTs can cover a broad range of medical conditions synthetically and in a short period of time.
Infina Health applies real-time dispatching technology to guarantee availability of the nearest BLS unit to attend emergency. Our coordination teams oversee all the processes involved in transportation and supply updates to the family members and these care facilities as required.
Immediacy and ease of communication practices alleviate delay, promote preparedness within the receiving structures as well as strengthen the overall continuum of care.
Even though having such a name as Basic Life Support, this term is rather important in a myriad of different emergency situations and non-emergencies. The following are some of the situations in which the services of Infina Health BLS ambulance significantly affect:
With proper Cardiac arrest rescues consisting of CPR and defibrillation instantaneously by trained BLS personnel will increase the survival rates twofold and sometimes even three times in an out-of-hospital recipient.
Good oxygen and quick airway care offered in a BLS ambulance will avoid respiratory failure and appropriate oxygenation.
One can stabilize the broken limbs, prevent bleeding, and stabilize the spine so that long-term complications and even lives may be saved.
Checking the level of blood sugar and the administration of glucose when it is needed prevent seizures, unconsciousness, and damage to the brain.
A safe and effective response during seizure episodes is the establishment of the routes of the airway, elimination of possibility of further injury, and checking of vital signs.
The work on improving patient outcomes does not stop at the hospital doors. Prompt BLS care directly affects the long-term outcome and rehabilitation. The patients receiving fast, proper pre-hospital care usually go through:
The quicker the patient gets stabilized and safely transported the greater his recovery opportunity with the least number of setbacks.
Not every ambulance is the same. There is enormous disparity across the quality of care, training equipment, and communication among providers. That is what makes a reliable partner such as Infina Health all the more different when needing the health care during emergency situations.
It could be an elderly person who has had a fall, or a child with asthma, or a patient on dialysis who requires immediate transportation, Infina Health provides the dependable, competent and caring care throughout the process.
Infina Health collaborates with hospitals, nursing homes, rehab centers, schools, and community organizations that require an uninterrupted BLS transport of patients of any age. We comprehend the special requirements of any environment and make our own services respective to them, such as:
This is because by collaborating with the local providers closely, we establish a seamless system of support where response times are minimized, and overall experiences of patients are improved.
Although Advanced Life Support (ALS) comes with a set of extra tools like IV therapy and administration of medication, BLS is considered to be the foundation of the pre-hospital emergency care. It is the immediate level of response to:
EMTs trained by BLS become the first line of emergency responders. It is to their actions that time is bought later with the more complicated interventions. This is why Infina Health pays attention to the regular BLS training, drills, based on scenarios and continuous improvement initiatives.
Every second, every life, and every patient should be given a second to the best of our ability, at Infina Health we are passionate about the way our patients are treated and how we treat them, and that begins as soon as they step into our ambulance.
Basic Life Support in ambulances is not basic. It is lifesaving, stabilizing and transformative. It could be a child needing assistance with breathing, a senior who fell and has an injury, a cardiac patient who requires CPR, there are so many ways our BLS services could come in handy to save lives.
Infina Health is changing the course of lives one ride at a time by providing pre-hospital care at an expert level in a compassionate spirit.
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