Basic Life Support and Rights of Good Samaritan

Emergency

Emergency is an occurrence of any sudden event that threatens life, health, property and/or order of life. There are different forms of emergencies such as:

  • Medical Emergency: Examples are heart attack, cardiac arrest, asthma, choking etc.
  • Trauma Emergency: This involves multiple injuries such as falling from height, road crash, injuries caused due to explosion or stabbing etc.
  • Environmental Emergency: Emergency caused due to environmental factors such drowning, snake bite, animal bite, fire etc.