Table 1.

Basic Life Support scoring system

Criterion	Value	Penalty points
1.Assessment	Right	0
	Wrong	5
2.Call for help	Right / done	0
	Wrong / not done	5
3.Open airway	Right	0
	Inadequate	10
	No attempt/ wrong	20
4.Assess breathing	Right assessment	0
	Inadequate assessment	10
	No assessment	20
5.Telephone for help	Yes	0
	No	20
6.CC (hand position)	Right	0
	Wrong	10
	Grossly wrong	20
7.CC (frequency)	100–120/ min	0
	-80–100/ min -120–140/ min	5
	- < 80/ min - > 140/min	15
8.CC (depth)	50–60 mm	0
	-42-59 mm -61-69 mm	10
	- < 42 mm - > 69 mm	20
9.CC (recoil)	- > 70%	0
	-70–33%	10
	- < 33%	20
10.AED	Used/asked for AED	0
	Not used/ not asked for AED	10

Note: Adapted from Graham and Lewis, 2000. Abbreviations. CC = Chest compression. AED = Automatic external defibrillator