UMEM Educational Pearls

Title: NewBorn Resuscitation

Keywords: NewBorn Resuscitation, Neonate, Transilluminate, Bradycardia (PubMed Search)

Posted: 7/14/2007 by Sean Fox, MD (Emailed: 7/8/2007) (Updated: 12/6/2023)
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NewBorn Resuscitation Important numbers to remember: ==> HR <100, start Positive Pressure Ventilation ==> HR <60, start Chest Compressions Bradycardia and Hypotonia are symptoms of Poor Ventilation and Acidosis With an infant who is not responding to resuscitation measures, TRANSILLUMINATE the chest to help detect a pneumothorax.