Question

Your team is resuscitating a newborn whose heart rate remains less than 60 bpm despite effective ppv and 60 seconds of chest compressions. You have administered epinephrine intravenously. According to the textbook of neonatal resuscitation, 8th edition, what volume of normal saline flush should you administer?.

Answer 1

According to the 8th edition, the volume of normal saline flush that you should administer is 3mL.

The administration of epinephrine with normal saline has changed from the 7th edition of neonatal resurrection to the 8th edition.

Epinephrine and normal saline volumes

• In the 7th edition volume of normal saline was 0.5 to 1mL depending on the weight.

• In the 8th edition, the volume increased to 3mL for all newborn's weights.

In conclusion, the intravenous flush of epinephrine and normal saline should be 3mL.

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