Your team has provided face-mask PPV with chest movement for 30 seconds. When is placement of an
endotracheal tube strongly recommended? -answer-The baby's heart rate remains less than 100 bpm
and is not increasing.
During a delivery, when and where should a person with intubation skills be available? -answer-In the
hospital and immediately available
What are the primary methods of confirming endotracheal tube placement within the trachea? -answerDemonstration of exhaled carbon dioxide (CO2) and a rapidly increasing heart rate
You are resuscitating a critically ill newborn whose heart rate is 20 bpm. The baby has been intubated
and the endotracheal tube insertion depth is correct. You can see chest movement with PPV and hear
bilateral breath sounds, but the colorimetric CO2 detector does not turn yellow. What is the likely
reason for this? -answer-Low cardiac output.
According to the Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation, 8th edition algorithm, at what point during
resuscitation is a cardiac monitor recommended to assess the baby's heart rate? -answer-When an
alternative airway is inserted
What size laryngoscope blade is recommended to intubate a preterm newborn with an estimated
gestational age of 32 weeks (estimated birth weight of 1.4 kg)? -answer-0
Even brief interruptions of chest compressions may significantly reduce their effectiveness, but it is also
important to assess the need to continue chest compressions. What is the preferred way to assess the
heart rate during chest compressions? -answer-Briefly interrupt chest compressions every 60 seconds to
assess the heart rate using the cardiac monitor.
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