Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) Seventh Edition by American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 by American Academy of Pediatrics

Author:American Academy of Pediatrics [American Academy of Pediatrics]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics 7th edition (July 1, 2016)
Published: 2020-03-07T16:00:00+00:00

Medications

afterward, your team members conduct a debriefing to discuss their

preparation, teamwork, and communication.

A very small number of newborns will require

emergency medication.

Most newborns requiring resuscitation will improve without

emergency medications. Before administering medications, you should

check the effectiveness of ventilation and compressions. In most cases,

you should have inserted an endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask to

improve the efficacy of ventilation.

Despite inflating the lungs and augmenting cardiac output with chest

compressions, a very small number of newborns (approximately

1-3 per 1,000 term and late preterm births) will still have a heart rate

below 60 bpm. This occurs when blood flow into the coronary arteries

is severely decreased, resulting in such low oxygen delivery to the

newborn's heart that it cannot contract effectively. These newborns

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