Talk:Basic life support

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No, BLS should NOT be merged with CPR.

Basic Life Support is a level of prehospital medical care, the most that can be provided if paramedics, doctors or other advanced responders are unavailable.

CPR is just one of many techniques that can be useful in BLS.