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5 stages of development

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Infancy, toddler, preschool, school age, adolescence

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What age is infancy

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0-1 year

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what age are toddlers

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1-3

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What age are preschoolers

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3-6

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school age

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6-12

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adolescence

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12-18 year

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How do you do a physical assessment for kids under 6 years old?

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Toe to head

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How do you do a physical assessment for kids older than 6 years old?

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Head to toe

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Pediatric Assessment Triangle

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Appearance (awake, aware, upright), Work of breathing (retraction, noises), Skin Circulation

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What is the trend with kids vitals under 6?

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Higher pulse, low blood pressure, higher respirations. Kids rely on cardiac output

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Signs of respiratory distress in kids (5)

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retraction of intercostal muscles (Ribs showing), Nasal Flaring, Grunting at end of breath, Tripod, Use of accessory muscles

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Stages of decompensation (5)

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Respiratory distress, hypoxia, bradycardia, cardiac arrest, cyanosis (late sign)

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When do you begin CPR in Pediatrics?

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HR <60bpm and signs of poor perfusion

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What are signs of poor perfusion?

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Poor cap refill, respiratory distress, cyanosis, ALOC

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How fast should Cap refill occur?

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<2 seconds

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CPR rates 1 rescuer Pediatrics?

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Neutral Sniffing Position, 30:2, BMV 1 Breath every 2-3 seconds. 1.5” or 1/3 depth of chest

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CPR Rates 2 rescuer Pediatrics?

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Neutral Sniffing Position, 15:2, BMV 1 Breath every 2-3 seconds. 1.5” or 1/3 depth of chest

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What is Pediatric age for AED

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1-8 years old

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What is Pediatric age for CPR?

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1-puberty

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Modified CPR?

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Visualize airway before ventilate

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How to treat a baby choking?

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5-5- visual. 5 back blows, 5 compressions, visualize airway

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How to use an OPA on ped.

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Measure, drop straight in

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Contraindication for NPA in kids

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infants (<1 year old)

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Status Asthmaticus

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Asthma unresolved by Albuterol

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Key information for dehydration in kids

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How often changing diapers (6-10 is normal), Fluid intake, Weight, Activity level, Check turgor on belly. ALS needed

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Mild Symptoms of Dehydration (3)

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Dry lips/gums, decreased saliva output, decrease diaper changes

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Moderate Symptoms Dehydration (5) think “s”

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Same as mild but include sunken eyes, sleepiness, irritability, loose skin, sunken fontanelle

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Dehydration Severe Symptoms (3)

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Signs of metabolic hypovolemic shock, Delayed cap refill, tachypnea (fast breathing)

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29
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What kind of seizure to kids experience with seizure?

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Febrile

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Meningitis symptoms in kids (5)

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Nuchal Rigidity, photophobia, increase irritability, bulging fontanelle without crying (ALOC), rash (Serious sign)

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Signs of poison

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Vomiting with no signs of infection, unsupervised for any time

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Tx of poison

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Activated charcoal 12.5-25g

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Contraindication for charcoal

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No patent airway. Ingestion of alkali, acid, or petrol

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34
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What to worry about in cases of drowing?

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C Spine injuries

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35
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Contraindication for C collar in Pediatrics?

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Infancy

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36
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When immobilizing spine in infants, what is important?

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Allowing arms and legs to move. Kids will move whole body if they can’t move arms and legs

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Triage “Jump Start” (Kids) labels

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Green, yellow, red, black

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Green tag (Triage)

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Ambulatory, no life threats. Give command for anyone that can hear you to go to a designated spot

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Yellow Tag (Triage) Delayed Treatment

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Breathing on own 15-45 bpm, Palpable peripheral pulse (infants brachial, others radial), Appropriate response to verbal/painful stimuli

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Red (Triage) Immediate treatment

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Respirations less than 15 or more than 45, apneic (BMV 5 breaths and reassess

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Red Tag (Triage) Immediate treatment

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Respirations less than 15 or more than 45, apneic (BMV 5 breaths and reassess, black tag if no breath), breathing without pulse, ALOC or inappropriate pain response

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Black Tag (Triage) Dead

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Apneaic without pulse or unresponsive to rescue breathing

42
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Key information to identify if injuries are abuse

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Is the injury appropriate?
Is it consistent with story?
Is the caregiver acting appropriately?
Is the child acting appropriately?
Is there evidence of drug/alcohol abuse?
Was there a delay in seeking care?
Are their multiple injuries of different healing stages?
Is there a glove burn? (dipped in hot liquid)
Unexplained LOC, No MOI/NOI, Shaken Baby syndrome
Are weight and hygiene appropriate?

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Signs of baby shaken syndrome

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Bulging fontanelle, no illness/trauma, unconscious

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SUID

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Sudden unexplained infant death

45
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signs of SUID

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2-4 months old, Health with no home hazards such as poor sleeping arrangements that could cause suffocation

46
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Contraindication for CPR in infants

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Blood tinged fluid from nose/mouth, petechial rash, rigor mortis, dependent lividity

47
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ALTE

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Apparent life threatening event

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Signs of ALTE

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cyanosis, apnea, choking, responds to physical stimuli.

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Treatment of ALTE

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Load and go to hospital, airway management

50
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Umbilical vein function

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Carries oxygen and nutrient rich blood to fetus

51
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Umbilical Artery function

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Carries oxygen poor blood to placenta

52
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What vital changes happen during pregnancy

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HR and Respiratory rate increase

53
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Pre-Eclampsia

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HTN induced by pregnancy. Headache, vision disturbance, anxiety, edema (30th week)

54
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Eclampsia

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Seizures induced by HTN

55
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Compression of inferior vena cava in pregnant women while in supine position

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Supine Hypotension syndrome.

56
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Treatment of Supine Hypotension syndrome

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left lateral position

57
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Gestational diabetes and complications

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Diabetes induced by pregnancy, causes baby to be large due to excess glucose

58
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Patient has history of PID, unilateral pain in Lower quadrants

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Ectopic pregnancy

59
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Placenta abrupto signs and causes

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Premature tearing of placenta from uterus. lots of pain but little bleeding. Usually due to trauma

60
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Placenta Provia signs and cause

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placenta develops over cervix. Lots of bleeding but little to no pain

61
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Patient is experiencing regular contractions. What stage?

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stage 1. Until full dialation

62
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Patient is at full dilation to birth. What stage?

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Stage 2

63
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Patient has delivered baby. What Stage?

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Stage 3

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Imminent signs of delivery (4)

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Urge to push, crowning, bulging at perineum, contractions 2-3 minutes apart

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Key questions for patient delivering baby.

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  1. Expected due date/last menstrual period 2. Gravida (How many times pregnant) 3. Para (How many births and type) 4. Rupture of amniotic fluid, color/smell 5. Pre natal care/important information 6. complications such as diabetes or pre-eclampsia 7. drug/alcohol use 8. multiple births
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Para

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How many births and the type of birth (Natural, C section, miscarriage/abortion)

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Gravida

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How many pregnancies?

68
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Meconium

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Fecal matter from baby in womb due to fetal distress

69
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What kind of clean must OB kit be?

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Sterile

70
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When using the OB kit what kind of clean should it be?

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Medically clean

71
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Medically Clean

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Sterile equipment with non sterile BSI

72
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What to look for while delivering a baby?

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Nuchal Cord, meconium

73
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How to treat nuchal chord

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finger under cord and over babies head or Clamp, clamp, cut (check for pulse before cut)

74
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How level to keep baby at after birth

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level with mothers pelvis left lateral trendenberg

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APGAR

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Appearance, pulse, grimace/irritability, Activity, respirations

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Appearance Score and observations (APGAR)

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2 all pink 1 peripheral cyanosis 0 cyanosis all over

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Pulse Score and observations (APGAR)

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2 >100 1<100 0 no pulse

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Grimace/Irritability Score and Observation (APGAR)

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  1. Cries/tries to move away from stimuli 1. weak cry doesn’t pull away from stimuli 0. no response
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Activity (APGAR)

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  1. Resists gentle leg straightening 1 weak response 0 no response/limp
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Respirations (APGAR)

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  1. 40-60 1. <40 0. none
81
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DOT umbilical cord clamping regulations

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1-2” from baby second clamp 2” past that

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LA umbilical cord clamping regulations

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4-6” from baby second clamp 2” past that

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When should placenta be delivered?

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Within 30 minutes after delivery. Code 3 if not delivered

84
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signs of placenta delivery (3)

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  1. urge to push 2. lengthening of umbilical cord 3. Gush of blood
85
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What massage after delivery of placenta?

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Fundal Massage

86
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Breech delivery

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Legs first, we can deliver this type. Make V with hand to make airway for baby if head gets stuck

87
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Limb Presentation

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one foot out. We cannot deliver. Transport immediately. Cover foot with warm sterile dressing

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Prolapse Cord

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Cord comes out before baby.

89
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How can we intervene during a prolapse cord?

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Use fingers to move baby’s head anterior or posterior to relief pressure on cord

90
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NeoNatal has a heart rate <100, central cyanosis, but adequate respirations. How do you treat?

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Blow by o2 using an NRB

91
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NeoNatal has gasping or inadequate breath. How do you treat?

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BMV with room air for 30 seconds. Reassess

91
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NeoNatal has gasping or inadequate breath. How do you treat?

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BMV room air 1 breath per second

92
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NeoNatal has an heart rate 60-100 and central cyanosis. How do you treat?

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BMV room air 90 seconds

93
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CPR ratio for Neonate

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3:1

94
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Compression depth for neonate

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1/2”-3/4”

95
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