Resuscitation of Babies at Birth

This practical book is a complete guide on how to resuscitate babies at birth. Based on the consensus report of a working party drawn from the UK colleges and associations concerned with healthcare in neonates, it is authoritative and comprehensive. It is designed to help both those involved with resuscitation itself and those who are responsible for creating local policies and guidelines.
Contents include:

Brief physiological introduction
Anticipation and assessment of the need for resuscitation
Care of the airway, breathing and circulation
Positive pressure ventilation
External chest compression
Medication and fluids
Assessment of response to resuscitation
Abnormal circumstances
Meconium
Congenital anomaly
Prematurity
Communication with parents
Equipment checklists
Summary flowcharts
Illustrated with clear line drawings, Resuscitation of Babies at Birth will be an invaluable aid to all involved in care of the newborn, from paediatricians, midwives, and nurses, to emergency physicians and general practitioners.

Spis treści:
Working party members; Acknowledgements; Introduction; General principles, normal physiology, circulatory changes, abnormal situations, asphyxia; anticipation; equipment; preparation; procedure after the baby is born; airway; breathing; circulation; positive pressure ventilation; external chest compression; medications and fluids; after resuscitation; transfer to the neonatal unit; special considerations, meconium, pneumothorax, the unwell baby, acute blood loss, severe congenital abnormality, the preterm baby; record keeping; teaching and training; communication with parents and other professionals; audit; newer developments; appendix A – deliveries considered to be at risk; appendix B – equipment; appendix C – equipment checks; References; Recommended reading; Resuscitation chart 1; Resuscitation chart 2; Index.

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This practical book is a complete guide on how to resuscitate babies at birth. Based on the consensus report of a working party drawn from the UK colleges and associations concerned with healthcare in neonates, it is authoritative and comprehensive. It is designed to help both those involved with resuscitation itself and those who are responsible for creating local policies and guidelines.
Contents include:

Brief physiological introduction
Anticipation and assessment of the need for resuscitation
Care of the airway, breathing and circulation
Positive pressure ventilation
External chest compression
Medication and fluids
Assessment of response to resuscitation
Abnormal circumstances
Meconium
Congenital anomaly
Prematurity
Communication with parents
Equipment checklists
Summary flowcharts
Illustrated with clear line drawings, Resuscitation of Babies at Birth will be an invaluable aid to all involved in care of the newborn, from paediatricians, midwives, and nurses, to emergency physicians and general practitioners.