Child Delivery/APGAR

Question 1

The APGAR score

Answer 1

A scoring system for assessing the status of a newborn that assigns a number value to each of the five areas of assessment.

Question 2

APGAR stands for;

Answer 2

The five areas of activity in a newborn;
- Appearance
- Pulse
- Grimace
- Activity
- Respiraitons
We assign a number, 0, 1 or 2 to the infant for each category.

Question 3

When assessing appearance

Answer 3

2 - Entire infant is pink
1 - Body is pink, hands or feet are blue
0 - Entire body is blue or pale

Question 4

When assessing pulse

Answer 4

2 - More than 100 BPM
1 - Fewer than 100 BPM
0 - No palpable pulse

Question 5

When assessing grimace

Answer 5

2 - Infant cries and moves foot away from finger when finger is snapped against foot
1 - Infant gives weak cry in response to stimulus
0 - Infant does not cry or react to stimulus

Question 6

When assessing activity

Answer 6

2 - Infant resists attempt to straighten hips and knees
1 - Infant makes weak attempts to resist straightening
0 - Infant is completly limp

Question 7

When assessing respiration

Answer 7

2 - Rapid respiration
1 - Slow respiration
0 - Absent respiration

Question 8

You should assign an APGAR score

Answer 8

1 minute after birth
5 minutes after birth
Most babies will be 7+ within the first 10 minutes