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1 Neonatal asphyxia and resuscitation

1 Neonatal asphyxia and resuscitation

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When you have completed this unit you should be able to:

Define neonatal asphyxia.
Appreciate the importance of neonatal asphyxia.
List which infants are likely to need resuscitation at birth.
Prepare for resuscitation.
Resuscitate an infant.
Prevent meconium aspiration.
List the dangers of hypoxia.
Diagnose and manage neonatal encephalopathy.

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1-1 What is neonatal asphyxia?

1-2 What is hypoxia?

1-3 What is the Apgar score?

1-4 When should you determine the Apgar score?

1-5 What causes a low Apgar score?

1-6 What is neonatal resuscitation?

1-7 Which infants need resuscitation?

1-8 Can you anticipate who will need resuscitation at birth?

1-9 What equipment do you need for basic infant resuscitation?

1-10 How should you stimulate respiration immediately after delivery?

1-11 How do you resuscitate an infant?

1-12 How should you open and clear the airway?

1-13 How can you start the infant breathing by providing adequate ventilation?

1-14 How should you obtain a good heart rate with chest compressions?

1-15 How should you give adrenaline to stimulate the heart?

1-16 How can you give Narcan to reverse pethidine or morphine?

1-17 How can you assess whether resuscitation is successful?

1-18 When is further resuscitation hopeless?

1-19 What post-resuscitation care is needed?

1-20 Does the meconium-stained infant need special care?

1-21 Why does the meconium-stained infant need special care?

1-22 How can you reduce the risk of meconium aspiration during delivery?

1-23 How can you reduce the risk of meconium aspiration after delivery?

1-24 What care should you give to meconium-stained infants in the nursery?

1-25 What is the danger of hypoxia before or after delivery?

1-26 What organs are commonly damaged by hypoxia?

1-27 What damage is done to the brain by hypoxia?

1-28 What are the clinical signs of neonatal encephalopathy?

1-29 What are the results of neonatal encephalopathy?

1-30 What is the management of an infant with neonatal encephalopathy?

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Introduction ( 0 items )
1A Skills workshop: Neonatal resuscitation ( 15 items )
2 Assessing gestational age and size at birth ( 29 items )
2A Skills workshop: Gestational age and weight ( 10 items )
3 The routine care of normal infants ( 46 items )
3A Skills workshop: Clinical history and exam ( 12 items )
4 Feeding normal infants ( 46 items )
5 Care of high-risk and sick infants ( 38 items )
5A Skills workshop: Clinical notes and observations ( 17 items )
6 Feeding sick or high-risk infants ( 35 items )
6A Skills workshop: Feeding sick or high-risk infants ( 12 items )
7 Temperature control and hypothermia ( 21 items )
7A Skills workshop: Temperature control and hypothermia ( 14 items )
8 Glucose control and hypoglycaemia ( 23 items )
8A Skills workshop: Glucose control and hypoglycaemia ( 12 items )
9 Jaundice, anaemia and polycythaemia ( 42 items )
9A Skills workshop: Jaundice and phototherapy ( 8 items )
10 Respiratory distress and apnoea ( 44 items )
10A Skills workshop: Respiratory distress & apnoea ( 13 items )
11 Oxygen therapy ( 52 items )
11A Skills workshop: Oxygen therapy ( 16 items )
12 Infection ( 55 items )
13 Trauma and bleeding ( 33 items )
14 Birth defects ( 33 items )
15 Communication ( 39 items )

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