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Health Education/methods , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Health Promotion/methods , West Nile Fever/prevention & control , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child Welfare , Child, Preschool , Female , Health Care Surveys , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Ontario/epidemiology , Parents/education , Program Evaluation , Surveys and Questionnaires , West Nile Fever/epidemiology , West Nile virus/pathogenicityABSTRACT
All medical personnel involved in perinatal care are responsible for stabilizing the newborn at delivery. The initial step in resuscitation both in the delivery room and in the neonatal unit is ensuring patency of the airway through proper, efficient suctioning. This article outlines a systematic approach to the procedure.
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In an emergency, the physician responsible for neonatal care must be skilled in umbilical catheterization. Several drugs can be given through an endotracheal tube, but some require intravenous administration. The umbilical vein is a better route of administration than peripheral veins because it is easily located and can be entered readily. It allows immediate access to the central circulation, enhancing drug distribution. The authors outline the procedure in a step-by-step description. This pictorial article can be used as a handy reference by physicians needing to administer fluids and drugs during cardio-pulmonary arrest in neonates.
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All medical personnel participating in obstetrical deliveries have the obligation to anticipate potential neonatal problems and to maintain competence in newborn resuscitation. This step-by-step demonstration of neonatal resuscitation is applicable to both community and teaching hospitals.
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Although circumcision is a controversial procedure, there will always be some parents who want their infants circumcised. This article demonstrates the technique pictorially, and recommends that in groups, one physician perform all the circumcisions, in order to maintain the skill.
