NEONATAL RESUSCITATION URBI BANERJEE B.S.N. 4 TH YEAR FACULTY OF NURSNG RAMA UNIVERSITY
INTRODUCTION APPROXIMATELY 10% OF TOTAL NEWBORNS REQUIRE SOME ASSISTANCE TO BEGIN BREATHING AT BIRTH. LESS THAN 1% REQUIRE EXTENSIVE RESUSCITATIVE MEASUREMENTS. BASIC LIFE SUPPORT ARE NEEDED FOR THE BABIES WHO ARE HAVING BIRTH ASPHYXIA .
DEFINITION NEONATAL RESUSCITATION IS THE SERIES OF ACTIONS, USED TO ASSIST NEW BORN BABIES, WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH MAKING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL TRANSITION FROM THE INTRAUTERINE TO EXTRAUTERINE LIFE
GOALS
GOALS THE MAIN GOALS OF NEONATAL RESUSCITATION ARE – TO INITIATE NORMAL BREATHING OF THE BABY TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TISSUE PERFUSION TO RESTORE NORMAL CORE TEMPERATURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CARDIAC OUTPUT
INDICATIONS
INDICATIONS MAIN INDICATIONS FOR NEONATAL C.P.R. ARE – PRETERM BABIES FETAL DISTRESS BIRTH ASPHYXIA HYPOXIA HYPOPERFUSION SEVERE I.U.G.R. GRASPING RESPIRATION PERSISTENT CENTRAL CYANOSIS NO CRYING BRADYCARDIA ( H.R. < 100 beats / min )
EQUIPMENTS
EQUIPMENTS THE ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENTS WHICH ARE USED FOR NEONATAL RESUSCITATION ARE – 1. SUCTION EQUIPMENTS 2. BAG AND MASK EQUIPMENTS 3. INTUBATION EQUIPMENTS 4. MEDICATIONS 5. FLUID EQUIPMENTS 6. MISCELLANEOUS
SUCTION EQUIPMENTS BULB SYRINGE SUCTION CATHETER SUCTION TUBING MECONIUM ASPIRATOR SUCTION APPARATUS SYRINGE CATHETER ( 10 mL or 20 mL )
BULB MECONIUM SUCTION SYRINGE ASPIRATOR CATHETER
BAG AND MASK EQUIPMENTS NEONATAL RESUSCTATION BAG FACE MASK OXYGEN WITH FLOW METER & TUBING
NEONATAL RESUSCITATION BAG
INTUBATION EQUIPMENTS LARYNGOSCOPE WITH STRAIGHT BLADE ( OR 1 ) STYLET EXTRA BULB AND BATTERIES E.T. TUBE ( SIZES ARE 2.5 , 3 , 3.5 . 4 mm )
FLUID EQUIPMENTS INTRAVENOUS CATHETER TAPE & STERILE DRESSING MATERIAL DEXTROSE 10% IN WATER ISOTONIC SALINE T - CONNECTOR
MISCELLANEOUS GLOVES LINEN SHOULDER ROLL RADIANT WARMER STETHOSCOPE ADHESIVE TAPE SYNRINGES ( Sizes are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 mL ) GAUZE UMBILICAL CATHETER ( 3.5 Fr, 5 Fr ) THREE WAY STOPCOCKS WATCH
RADIANT 3 WAY UMBILICAL WARMER STOPCOCK CATHETER
TABC OF NEONATAL RESUSCITATION
T STANDS FOR MAINTENANCE OF TEMPERATURE A STANDS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OPEN AIRWAY B STANDS FOR INITIATION OF BREATHING C STANDS FOR MAINTENANCE OF TEMPERATURE
MAINTENANCE OF TEMPERATURE IT CAN BE DONE BY – RECEIVING THE BABY IN A PREWARM TOWEL PROVISION OF HEAT SOURCES DRYING THE BABY REMOVING WET LINEN
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OPEN AIRWAY IT CAN BE DONE BY – 1. PROPER POSITIONING THE INFANT 2. SUCTION THE MOUTH, NOSE . IN SOME CASES TRACHEA TOO 3. IF NECESSARY, INSERT AN E.T. TUBE ALSO
INITIATION OF BREATHING IT CAN BE DONE BY – 1. TACTILE STIMULATION 2. P.P.V. ( POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION )
MAINTENANCE OF CIRCULATION IT CAN BE DONE BY – 1. CHEST COMPRESSION 2. MEDICATIONS
PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE INITIAL STAGE – 1. RECEIVE THE BABY IN A PREWARMED TOWEL 2.PLACE THE BABY IN A PREHEATED WARMER 3. POSITION THE BABY ON BACK WITH THE NECK SLIGHTLY EXTENDED ( SNIFFING POSITION ) 4.NO HYPEREXTENSION & UNDEREXTENSION
CONT….. 5. SUCTIONING OF THE MOUTH SHOULD BE DONE FIRST, THEN NOSE TO PREVENT THE CHANCE OF ASPIRATION OF SECRETION BY MOUTH 6. USE MECONIUM SUCCAR IN CASE OF MECONIUM ASPIRATION
CONT….. PROVIDING TACTILE STIMULATION – 1. SLAPPING AND FLICKING METHOD – a) BY SLAPPING AND FLICKING THE BABY’S SOLE OF FEET b) RUBBING INFANT’S BACK
CONT….. 2. USING FREE FLOW OXYGEN – BY BLOWING OVER THE NEONATE’S NOSE, SO THAT THE BABY BREATHES OXYGEN ENRICHED AIR. FLOW SHOULD BE 5L / Min IF THE BABY IS HAVING SPONTANEOUS RESPIRATION, H.R. IS ABOVE 100 BEATS PER MINUTE WITH SKIN COLOR PINK, THEN BABY NEEDS ONLY OBSERVATION AND MONITORING.
CONT….. NOTE : - IF THE BABY IS HAVING SPONTANEOUS RESPIRATION , H.R. IS ABOVE 100 BEATS PER MINUTE WITH SKIN COLOR PINK , THEN BABY NEEDS ONLY OBSERVATION AND MONITORING
CONT….. BAG & MASK VENTILATION – SHOULD BE STARTED IF AFTER TACTILE STIMULATION – 1. THE INFANT IS STILL APNEIC OR GRASPING 2. HAVING SPONTANEOUS RESPIRATION BUT H.R. IS BELOW 100 BEATS PER MIN
CONT….. FOR B.M.V. – BABY’S NECK SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY EXTENDED TO ENSURE OPEN AIRWAY MASK TO BE PLACED IN POSITION WHICH SHOULD COVER TIP OF THE CHIN, MOUTH AND NOSE VENTILATION SHOULD BE DONE AT THE RATE OF 40 - 60 BR. PER MIN
CONT….. FINDINGS H.R > 100 BEATS/MIN H.R. IS BETWEEN 60 – 100 BEATS/MIN H.R. < 60 BEATS/MIN INTERVENTIONS STOP B.M.V. AND MONITOR THE BABY ONLY CONTINUE B.M.V. CONTINUE WITH CHEST COMPRESSION
CONT….. CHEST COMPRESSION – MUST BE PERFORMED ALONG WITH VENTILATION AND 100% OXYGENATION METHODS : - IT CAN BE DONE BY TWO METHODS, 1. THUMB COMPRESSION 2. TWO FINGER TECHNIQUE
CONT….. LOCATION :- THE PRESSURE SHOULD BE APPLIED AT THE LOWER THIRD OF THE STERNUM DEPTH :- THE DEPTH SHOULD BE ½ TO ¾ INCH. RATE :- THE RATE OF CHEST COMPRESSION WILL BE 90 COMPRESSIONS AT A MINUTE ALONG WITH 30 P.P.V. TOTAL 120 EVENTS PER MINUTE
CONT….. PATTERN :- TWO PERSON SHOULD BE THERE THREE COMPRESSIONS FOLLOWED BY ONE VENTILATION TIME DURATION :- 3 CHEST COMPRESSIONS SHOULD BE DONE WITHIN 1.5 SECOND 1 VENTILATION SHOULD BE DONE WITHIN 0.5 SECOND
CONT….. 4 EVENTS ( 3 COMPRESSIONS + 1 P.P.V. ) NEED 2 SECOND TO BE COMPLETED THUS, WITHIN 1 MINUTE , TOTAL 120 EVENTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED.
CONT….. E.T. INTUBATION :- ENDOTRACHIAL INTUBATION IS INDICATED WHEN – PROLONGED VENTILATION IS NEEDED B.M.V IS INEFFECTIVE TRACHEAL SUCTION IS NEEDED DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA IS SUSPECTED
CONT….. TUBE SIZE SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE BLADE SIZE SHOULD BE OR 1
CONT….. MEDICATION :- UMBILICAL VEIN SHOULD BE USED FOR ADMINISTERING MEDICATION. NO INTRACARDIAC DRUG SHOULD BE GIVEN. SOME OF THE MEDICATIONS CAN BE GIVEN THROUGH E.T. TUBE .
CONT….. EPINEPHRINE – DOSE - 0.01 TO 0.03 mg/Kg ROUTE - I.V. SODIUM BICARBONATE – 1:1 ( WITH WATER )
NURSES RESPONSIBILITIES BEFORE C.P.R. – 1. KEEP ALL THE EQUIPMENTS READY BY THE TIME OF DELIVERY 2. ASSESS THE NEWBORN. CHECK H.R ., TEMP, APGAR SCORE 2 TIMES. 3. WIPE THE BABY DRY AND PLACE ON A RADIANT WARMER 4. CHECK THE AIRWAY 5. DO SUCTIONING IF NEEDED 6. PROVIDE TACTILE STIMULATION 7. CHECK THE H.R. AGAIN
CONT….. DURING C.P.R. – 1. KEEP THE AMBUBAG READY 2. COVER THE MOUTH WITH THE MASK PROPERLY 3. MONITOR H.R. CONTINUOUSLY 4. START CHEST COMPRESSION IF H.R. BELOW 60 beats / min 5. DO NOT GIVE EXTRA PRESSURE WHILE CHEST COMPRESSION 6. MONITOR VITAL SIGNS CONTINUOUSLY, SPECIALLY THE H.R.
CONT….. AFTER C.P.R. – 1. MONITOR THE TEMP. OF THE BABY 2. MONITOR THE H.R. 3. PLACE THE BABY IN A RADIANT WARMER 4. DISCARD THE DISPOSABLE ARTICLES 5. SEND THE REUSABLE ARTICLES FOR STERILIZATION 6. GIVE THE BABY TO THE MOTHER FOR FEEDING 7. MAINTAIN ALL THE RECORD AND REPORT IMMEDIATELY IF ANY COMPLICATION IS FOUND
conclusion
CONCLUSION NEONATAL RESUSCITATION IS INTERVENTION AFTER A BABY IS BORN TO HELP IT’S LUNG TO BREATHE & IT’S HEART TO BEAT .
REFERENCES DUTTA PARUL, PEDIATRIC NURSING, JAYPEE PUBLICATION, FOURTH EDITION, PAGE NO : 75, 76,77 THOMAS SR. LISSY JMJ, CLINICAL NURSING PEDIATRIC PROCEDURE MANNUAL, PEE VEE PUBLICATION, SECOND EDITION SHARMA R, ESSENTIALS OF PEDIATRIC NURSING, JAYPEE PUBLICATION, FIRST EDITION
ASSIGNMENT WRITE AN ASSIGNMENT ON THE ALGORITHM OF NEONATAL RESUSCITATION AND SUBMIT ON 22.12.2021