Temperature care and equipment for neonatal resuscitation
THE CONTEXT
The temperature component of TABC accompanies preparation of suction, ventilation, intubation, medication, and supporting supplies.
Temperature care
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Provide warmth, dry the neonate, and remove wet linen.
Airway and ventilation equipment
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Suction supplies include mechanical suction, suction catheters of sizes 10, 12, or 14 F, and a meconium aspirator.
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Bag-and-mask supplies include self-inflating neonatal resuscitation bags, masks for term and preterm babies, and oxygen with a flow meter and tubing.
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Intubation supplies include a laryngoscope with straight blade size 0 for preterm babies and size 1 for term babies, spare bulbs and batteries, and endotracheal tubes with internal diameters of 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 mm.
Medications and supporting supplies
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Listed medications are epinephrine, normal saline or Ringer lactate, and naloxone hydrochloride.
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Supporting supplies include linen, a shoulder roll, gauze, a radiant warmer, a stethoscope, gloves, and three-way stopcocks.
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The list includes syringes of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 mL, a 6 F feeding tube, and umbilical catheters of 3.5 and 5 F.