Neonatal Resuscitation Equipment
Newborn Resuscitation Equipment · Infant Resuscitation Equipment · Neonatal Bag and Mask
The kit kept ready to help a newborn breathe. Its core is a small self-inflating ventilationven-tuh-LAY-shunAir moving in and out of the lungs as a person breathes.Full entry bag with round newborn face masks in size 0 and size 1, plus a suction device for the baby's mouth and nose.
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What it’s for
Checked and set up before every delivery and cesareansih-ZAIR-ee-unRelating to the birth of a baby through a surgical cut in the mother's abdomen and uterus.Full entry , at the infant warmer, in case the baby does not breathe on its own. The suction clears mucus, blood or meconiummih-KOH-nee-umA newborn's first stools: thick, sticky and dark green to black.Full entry from the airway, and the bag and mask give breaths. Oxygen and a pulse oximeter are used with it when available.
Lengths and variants
Masks come in size 1 for normal weight newborns and size 0 for small newborns.
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3 sources
- WHO. Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2nd ed. 2017. Section 3 (Immediate newborn conditions or problems), Box S-10, p. S-171 and Box S-12 (Resuscitation equipment), p. S-174
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 18 (Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery), p. 350
- paramedicshop.com.au
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