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European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation ... - CPR

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18 de 0ctubre de 2010 www.elsuapdetodos.com1252 J.P. Nolan et al. / <strong>Resuscitation</strong> 81 (2010) 1219–1276www.elsuapdetodos.comFig. 1.14. Newborn life support algorithm. © 2010 ERC.heart rate and tone, if assessed rapidly, can identify babies needingresuscitation. 577 Furthermore, repeated assessment particularly ofheart rate and, to a lesser extent breathing, can indicate whetherthe baby is responding or whether further ef<strong>for</strong>ts are needed.BreathingCheck whether the baby is breathing. If so, evaluate the rate,depth and symmetry of breathing together with any evidence of anabnormal breathing pattern such as gasping or grunting.Heart rateThis is assessed best by listening to the apex beat with a stethoscope.Feeling the pulse in the base of the umbilical cord is ofteneffective but can be misleading, cord pulsation is only reliable iffound to be more than 100 beats min −1 . 579 For babies requiringresuscitation and/or continued respiratory support, a modern pulseoximeter can give an accurate heart rate. 580ColourColour is a poor means of judging oxygenation, 581 which is betterassessed using pulse oximetry if possible. A healthy baby is bornblue but starts to become pink within 30 s of the onset of effectivebreathing. Peripheral cyanosis is common and does not, by itself,indicate hypoxemia. Persistent pallor despite ventilation may indicatesignificant acidosis or rarely hypovolaemia. Although colour isa poor method of judging oxygenation, it should not be ignored: ifa baby appears blue check oxygenation with a pulse oximeter.

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