| A | B |
|---|
| APGAR - | airway, pulse, gross motor, appearance, reflexes |
| APGAR given at | 1 minute then 5 minutes after birth |
| A = airway | 0 absent - 1 weak, irregular 2 crying |
| each category gets | 0 - 2 points |
| initally use ____ to initiate breathing | tactile |
| P = pulse | 0 absent - 1 below 100 - 2 above 100 |
| listen to apical pulse with | stethoscope |
| heart rates less than 100 | stimulate and give ox |
| heart rates less than 90 or absent | chest compressions |
| G = gross motor - muscle tone | 0 flaccid, limp - 1 some flexion - 2 well flexed |
| tone may be decreased due to | lack of ox |
| A = appearance - color | 0 blue, pale - 1 body pink, extremities blue - 2 completely pink |
| if infant is cyanotic, give | ox |
| R = reflexes irritability | 0 no response 1 grimace 2 cough sneeze gag |
| R = reflexes tested by | catheter in nose |
| first breath caused by | clamping of cord |
| stomach capacity about | 6 ml at birth - increases to 90 ml in a few days |
| meconium should be passed | first 12 hours |
| Vit K size of needle | 5/8 smallest gauge |
