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4 Emergency management of infants

Objectives

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

  • Manage hypothermia.
  • Manage hypoglycaemia.
  • Manage respiratory distress.
  • Use oxygen correctly.
  • Transfer an infant.
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4-1 What is the emergency management of a newborn infant?
4-2 Which infants need emergency management?
4-3 How do you measure an infant's temperature?
4-4 What is the normal range of body temperature?
4-5 What is hypothermia?
4-6 Which infants are at high risk of hypothermia?
4-7 How do you recognise an infant with hypothermia?
4-8 What problems are common in hypothermic infants?
4-9 How do you treat hypothermia?
4-10 How should you keep an infant warm during transport?
4-11 What is glucose?
4-12 How is blood glucose measured in the nursery?
4-13 What is the normal concentration of glucose in the blood?
4-14 What is hypoglycaemia?
4-15 What are the dangers of hypoglycaemia?
4-16 Which infants are at risk of developing hypoglycaemia?
4-17 What are the clinical signs of hypoglycaemia?
4-18 How can you diagnose hypoglycaemia?
4-19 How can you prevent hypoglycaemia?
4-20 How should you treat an infant with mild hypoglycaemia?
4-21 How should you treat an infant with severe hypoglycaemia?
4-22 How frequently should you measure the blood glucose concentration?
4-23 What is the prognosis after hypoglycaemia?
4-24 What is respiratory distress?
4-25 What are the important causes of respiratory distress?
4-26 What is hyaline membrane disease (HMD)?
4-27 What is the shake test?
4-28 How do you diagnose hyaline membrane disease?
4-29 What is the clinical course in hyaline membrane disease?
4-30 What is the wet lung syndrome?
4-31 How can you diagnose the wet lung syndrome?
4-32 What is the clinical course of the wet lung syndrome?
4-33 What is the meconium aspiration syndrome?
4-34 How do you diagnose the meconium aspiration syndrome?
4-35 What is the clinical course of the meconium aspiration syndrome?
4-36 What are the common causes of pneumonia?
4-37 How can you diagnose pneumonia?
4-38 How should you manage an infant with respiratory distress?
4-39 Why does the body need oxygen?
4-40 How do you measure the amount of oxygen in the blood?
4-41 How much oxygen is needed by the normal infant?
4-42 When does an infant need extra oxygen?
4-43 Can you give too much oxygen?
4-44 When should you give an infant extra oxygen?
4-45 Which infants do not need extra oxygen?
4-46 What methods can you use to administer oxygen?
4-47 How can you measure the amount of extra oxygen given?
4-48 How much oxygen should you give?
4-49 How can you control the amount of oxygen given?
4-50 Should you humidify oxygen?
 
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