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HANDLING THE NEONATE IN THE FIRST MINUTES OF LIFE: PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS

HANDLING THE NEONATE IN THE FIRST MINUTES OF LIFE: PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS. COLM O’DONNELL MB MRCPI MRCPCH FRACP PhD The National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin, IRELAND. European Respiratory Society Research Seminar Vienna, Austria, September 12 th 2009. TERM INFANTS.

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HANDLING THE NEONATE IN THE FIRST MINUTES OF LIFE: PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS

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  1. HANDLING THE NEONATE IN THE FIRST MINUTES OF LIFE: PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS COLM O’DONNELL MB MRCPI MRCPCH FRACP PhD The National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin, IRELAND European Respiratory Society Research Seminar Vienna, Austria, September 12th 2009

  2. TERM INFANTS

  3. RESUSCITATION – RESTORATION OF LIFE OR CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE ALMOST OR APPARENTLY DROWNED OR DEAD OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY

  4. DUNHAM’S PREMATURE INFANTSSilverman WA ed., 2nd ed.1961 • 28 d mortality of 751 – 1000g infants admitted to 10 NYC nurseries 1955 – 1957 • 340 infants • 275 (81%) died • 65 (19%) survived

  5. O’Donnell CPF, Kamlin COF, Davis PG, Morley CJ. Spontaneous respiratory effort of newly-born extremely preterm and/or extremely low birth weight infants (abstract). PAS 2006; 5560: 331

  6. IN THE DR, WE NEED TO • Distinguish the dead from the undead • Recognise that most babies are not dead • “HURRY SLOWLY” • Be gentle

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