Newborn Resuscitation

P600

  • Suction mouth, then nose
  • Dry infant, keep warm
  • BVM rate of 60 breaths/min for HR <100
  • Apply pulse oximeter to determine oxygen requirement
  • Chest compressions for HR <60, 3:1 ratio with breaths, 120 events/minute
  • After 30 seconds of BVM ventilation, consider intubation (PREMATURE=2.5-3.0 ETT; FULL TERM=3.0-3.5 ETT)
  • Contact medical control
  • After 30 seconds of chest compressions, consider epinephrine 1:10,000 0.4 ml (0.2 ml preterm newborn) IV or 1:10,000 0.8 ml (0.4 ml preterm newborn) ETT
  • Repeat epinephrine every 3-5 minutes until HR>60
  • If significant blood loss at delivery, IV 0.9% NaCl 40 ml (20 ml for preterm newborn)
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