The Neonatal Resuscitation Program is an educational program in

neonatal resuscitation 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. Th ...

that was developed and is maintained by the

American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an American professional association of pediatricians, headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. It maintains its Department of Federal Affairs office in Washington, D.C. Background The Academy was founded ...

. This program focuses on basic resuscitation skills for newly born infants. With the rollout of the seventh edition of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program to reflect the 2016

guidelines for resuscitation, the course format has changed considerably. In the past, a full-day course incorporated lecture, written testing and hands-the classroom time required for the course and allows instructors to focus on the practical skills needed to resuscitate the neonate. The program is intended for healthcare providers who perform resuscitation in the delivery room or newborn nursery. Providers who take the Neonatal Resuscitation Program are diverse in their

scope of practice Scope of practice describes the procedures, actions, and processes that a healthcare practitioner is permitted to undertake in keeping with the terms of their professional license. The scope of practice is limited to that which the law allows for ...

. The course outline is flexible to allow providers to complete specific modules directly related to their practice. __TOC__

Lesson modules

# Overview and principles of resuscitation # Initial steps in resuscitation # Use of resuscitation devices for

positive-pressure ventilation Modes of mechanical ventilation are one of the most important aspects of the usage of mechanical ventilation. The mode refers to the method of inspiratory support. In general, mode selection is based on clinician familiarity and institutional pre ...

# Chest compressions #

Tracheal intubation Tracheal intubation, usually simply referred to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic catheter, tube into the vertebrate trachea, trachea (windpipe) to maintain an open airway or to serve as a conduit through which to administer ce ...

# Medication # Special considerations # Resuscitation of babies born pre-term # Ethics and care at the end of life

References

Medical credentials Emergency medical procedures Emergency medicine courses Emergency life support

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