Table 2.
List of equipment required for resuscitation of the newborn
| Aspiration materials | Umbilical vein catheterization materials |
| • Bulb syringe | • Sterile gloves |
| • Wall suction | • Scissors or bistoury blade |
| • Suction catheters: 5F or 6F, 8F, 10F, 12F or 14F | • Antiseptic preparation solution (Povidone iodide) |
| • 8 Fr nasogastric catheter and 20 mL injector | • Umbilical catheters 3.5 Fr, 5 Fr |
| • Meconium aspirator | • Stopcock |
| • Injectors – 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50 mL | |
| • Needles – No. 25, 21, 18 | |
| Bag-valve mask materials | Drugs |
| • Masks with sizes compatible with terms and reterms | • Adrenaline; 1:10.000 (0.1 mg/mL); prepared by diluting from 1, 0.5, 0.25 mg ampoules (distilled water) |
| • Self-inflating bag with a volume of 250-270 mL | • Volume expander; isotonic crystalloid (normal saline or Ringer’s lactate) 100 or 250 mL |
| • Oxygen source | |
| • Air source | • Dextrose 10% - 250 mL |
| • Flowmeter | • Normal saline for washing |
| • Oxygen-air mixer and hoses | • Distilled water |
| • Pulse oximeter and oximeter probe | |
| T-piece resuscitator | |
| Intubation materials | Other |
| • Laryngoscope and No. 0 (preterm) and | • Gloves, caps and other personal protectors |
| No. 1 (term) straight blades | • Cord clamp |
| • Spare lamps and batteries for laryngoscope | • Radiant heater |
| • Endotracheal tubes – sizes 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 mm | • Smooth, hard surface for resuscitation procedure |
| • Watch (chronometer optional) | |
| • Stylet (optional) | • Heated towels |
| • Scissors | • Stethoscope (with drum for newborns preferable) |
| • Tape or endotracheal tube holder | • Plaster |
| • Gauze with alcohol | • Heart monitor and electrodes (if possible) |
| • Carbon dioxide detector (if possible) | • Oropharyngeal cannula (with a size of 0, 00, 000 or a length of 30, 40 and 50 mm) |
| • Laryngeal mask | |
| • Oropharyngeal cannula | |
| For extremely preterm babies | |
| • Polyethylene bag (big size) | |
| • CPAP cannula with different sizes, ventilator circuit | |
| • Transport incubator to maintain the baby’s body temperature during transportation to ward (with ventilator, if possible) | |
| • No. 00 laryngoscope blade | |
CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure