Simulation training has its roots in the aerospace industry. Many patient care situations, such as neonatal resuscitation, require technically complex skills and a high level of interdependence among ...

Morbidity related to ineffective resuscitation and stabilization of premature infants is increased when delivery occurs outside tertiary perinatal centers. The regional neonatal transport team ...

October 1, 2009 — Editor's note: The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), which trains clinicians in infant resuscitation, is undergoing a shift — from lecture-based learning to "simulations" ...

Laerdal Medical, in alliance with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), has developed a second volume of pre-programmed scenarios for use with Laerdal's SimNewB (TM) neonatal patient simulator.

For the first time, the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics co-created updated guidelines on neonatal resuscitation. The AHA and AAP published the recommendations Oct. 22 ...

Care of critically ill newborn patients requires regular measurement of arterial oxygenation levels to avoid or limit the risk of hypoxia or hyperoxia. Hypoxia can lead to situations of pulmonary ...

If We Don’t Ask, Our Patients Might Never Tell: The Impact of the Routine Use of a Patient Values Assessment In the Get With The Guidelines – Resuscitation registry, 47,157 adults with IHCA with and ...

Following resuscitation with naloxone, clinicians commonly recommend an observation period to monitor for rebound apnea and other symptoms. Patient refusal of this recommendation is common, although ...

Early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) has been endorsed in the guidelines of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign as a key strategy to decrease mortality among patients presenting to the emergency department ...

"Our results provide some evidence that these patients can be safely volume resuscitated with 30 mL/kg of intravenous fluid when indicated without increased risk of causing adverse events when ...