Neonatal Resuscitation

Babies are weird, man

100

This is the most important part of resuscitation

What is oxygen?

200

This resuscitation technique has been implicated in cerebral hemorrhage, pulmonary contusions, and trauma

What is spinning/slinging puppies?

300

This is the "normal" HR for a neonate

What is >180 bpm?

400

This is the average death rate of neonates within the first 14 days 

What is 10-25%?

500

This is the type of temperature regulating system that neonates have at birth 

What is poikilothermic? 

Grab your tool box

100

This is the number of people per neonate which should be utilized during resuscitation

What is ideally 1:1 ratio?

200

This is the most important part(s) of the towels utilized during resuscitation

What is the towels should be warm and clean?

300

This is the best way to have equipment ready for a c section

What is make a C section kit that is not to be touched? 

400

These are some reasons it's ill advised to let a breeder/owner into the OR for puppy hand off

What are:

potentially not trained

liability

sterility

distraction

500

This is a better product than Betadine for umbilical cord treatment

What is 2% tincture of iodine?

Ah yes, drugs

100

These are some of the most common drugs utilized in NR

What are epinephrine, naloxone, doxapram, atropine, dextrose, vitamin K, ceftiofur?

200

This is the best drug utilized for opioid induced depression in neonates

What is naloxone?

300

These are some good effective routes for drug administration for neonates

What are IO, IP, SQ? 

400

This is why dopram is no longer advocated for stimulation of respiration

What is due to the increased oxygen demand by the respiratory muscles? 

500

This is why we dilute 50% dextrose in neonates

What is due to tissue toughing?

ABC, Easy as 123

100

This is what the ABC of resuscitation stands for 

What is airway, breathing, circulation?

200

This is the best way to clear the airway of a neonate

What is gentle suction, and using gravity? 

300

These are some good methods to stimulate breathing in a neonate

What are briskly drying and rubbing the thorax and muzzle?

400

These are some of the best ways to improve circulation in a neonate

What are flow by, PPV and intubation?

500

These are some reasons it is very important to tie off and clean the umbilical cord 

What is this is a direct portal to the peritoneum? (Pneumonia, peritonitis, sepsis, etc.)

Time to Rest Little Ones

100

This is the normal temperature of a neonate 

What is ~ 96-98 degrees F?

200

This is the most important thing to get into neonates within 24h

What is colostrum? 

300

These are important anatomic things to check when resuscitating puppies, and if noticed, bring up to the DVM 

What are any defects such as cleft palates? 

400

This is the average amount of time it takes to resuscitate a neonate

What is 5-20 min? 

500

This is the most important thing to monitor when introducing the neonates to the dam

What is monitoring for appropriate mothering and gentle behavior?