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Choosing High-Fidelity Infant Simulators Based on the Neonatal Resuscitation Process

The primary goal of neonatal resuscitation is to ensure the newborn receives adequate oxygenation. Hypoxia in a newborn can quickly lead to myocardial oxygen deprivation, resulting in bradycardia, decreased muscle tone, poor organ perfusion, and ultimately, organ failure. Therefore, the critical first step in resuscitation is recognizing any signs of abnormal breathing. Timely identification and intervention are essential to provide the fragile newborn with sufficient oxygen. Once hypoxia sets in, it rapidly compromises myocardial function, slows the heart rate, reduces muscle tone throughout the body, impairs oxygen delivery to vital organs, and places the infant at risk of fatal organ failure.

10 May 2025
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Optimizing Neonatal CPR Training with Brayden Baby

Undergraduate neonatal resuscitation (NRP) training in medical school aims not only to provide students with a solid understanding of theoretical foundations and core procedural skills, but more importantly, to ensure they can accurately carry out the steps required when a newborn has bradycardia. These steps include warming, stimulation, airway clearance, and positive pressure ventilation. Additionally, the curriculum introduces the concepts of teamwork and role delegation early on. Through group-based simulation exercises, students develop the ability to identify and assume leadership roles in emergency situations, ensuring that the resuscitation process is smooth and efficient.

8 May 2025
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A Safe Space for Trial and Error: How High-Fidelity Simulation Training Empowers Beginners to Face Clinical Challenges

"Only one chance—no room for mistakes." This is one of the most common and intense sources of pressure for many respiratory therapy interns when performing real clinical procedures. The stress is especially pronounced during advanced ventilator settings, such as lung recruitment, where beginners must not only assess the patient's condition quickly but also accurately operate complex ventilator parameters. Such a high-pressure environment presents a significant challenge for students who are new to clinical practice.

6 May 2025
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Multifaceted Neonatal Emergencies – How Simulation Training Prepares Medical Teams for the Challenge

The approach to neonatal resuscitation differs significantly from that of adult resuscitation, with the most critical distinction being the priority of managing respiration first. In neonates, cardiac arrest is most often a consequence of respiratory failure. While in the womb, a newborn's lungs are non-functional and gas exchange occurs via the placenta. After birth, the infant must immediately establish independent breathing to expand the alveoli and allow oxygen into the body. If the airway is blocked or ventilation is ineffective, it can quickly lead to hypoxia, brain injury, or even cardiac arrest. As a result, neonatal resuscitation guidelines such as the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) emphasize the initial steps of clearing the airway, assessing breathing, and providing positive pressure ventilation.

5 May 2025
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