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  2. Pediatric advanced life support - Wikipedia

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    If no pulse and no breathing or only gasping, start CPR. CPR consists of chest compressions followed by rescue breaths - for single rescuer do 30 compressions and 2 breaths (30:2), for > 2 rescuers do 15 compressions and 2 breaths (15:2). The rate of chest compressions should be 100-120 compressions/min and depth should be 1.5 inches for ...

  3. Pediatric basic life support - Wikipedia

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    In case of newborn babies, if they have: [citation needed] muscle atonia (slackness) weak or absent cry; respiratory rate below breaths per minute; heart rate less than 110 beats per minute; it is necessary to begin ventilations with a rate of 30 breaths per minute.

  4. Neonatal resuscitation - Wikipedia

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    Neonatal resuscitation, also known as newborn resuscitation, is an emergency procedure focused on supporting approximately 10% of newborn children who do not readily begin breathing, putting them at risk of irreversible organ injury and death. [1] Many of the infants who require this support to start breathing well on their own after assistance.

  5. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation, or mouth to mouth in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

  6. Neonatal Resuscitation Program - Wikipedia

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    The program is intended for healthcare providers who perform resuscitation in the delivery room or newborn nursery. [4] Providers who take the Neonatal Resuscitation Program are diverse in their scope of practice. The course outline is flexible to allow providers to complete specific modules directly related to their practice. [5]

  7. Apgar score - Wikipedia

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    The Apgar score is a quick way for health professionals to evaluate the health of all newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth and in response to resuscitation. [1] It was originally developed in 1952 by an anesthesiologist at Columbia University, Virginia Apgar, to address the need for a standardized way to evaluate infants shortly after birth.

  8. CPR did not cause ‘multiplicity’ of baby’s rib fractures ...

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    She said, in her 36 years of experience, rib fractures from CPR are “rare”. Dr Armour added: “If they do occur, they occur at the front of the ribs.”

  9. ABC (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Some trainers continue to use circulation as the label for the third step in the process, since performing chest compressions is effectively artificial circulation, and when assessing patients who are breathing, assessing 'circulation' is still important. However, some trainers now use the C to mean Compressions in their basic first aid training.