Thematic master class: “Primary resuscitation of newborns”

On February 28, at the Department of Pediatrics -1, together with practical healthcare, a thematic master class was held on practical skills and the transfer of professional experience in providing primary cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a newborn for 3rd year students of the Faculty of Medicine and 6th year interns in the educational program “Pediatrics” of SKMA , discipline "Emergency care in pediatrics".
Master class was devoted to resuscitation and stabilization of the condition of newborn children in the delivery room and included 2 stages. Associate Professor of the Department of Pediatrics-1 B.B. Baimakhanova introduced students to the theoretical part. She spoke about the main syndromes of cardiac and respiratory failure in children, principles and stages of cardiopulmonary resuscitation of newborns, introduced students to the ongoing complex of therapeutic measures aimed at restoring adequate blood circulation to organs and tissues and ventilation of the lungs, and emphasized the need for doctors to work in a team, since the outcome for the patient largely depends on their coordinated activities.

Resident of SKMA for 2011-2013, №2 Regional perinatal center first category neonatologist Zhumanova Merey Nasyrkhankyzy clearly demonstrated on mannequins all stages of primary resuscitation care for newborn children, noted the main difficulties that exist at different stages. To conduct a thematic master class, our department together with practicing doctor, prepared a complete set of equipment: a newborn baby simulator, a laryngoscope for intubation, all disposable materials (catheters, probes, aspirators, syringes) for catheterization of the umbilical vein, for aspiration of the contents of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract, probes for intubating the stomach, wall clock with a stopwatch, a phonendoscope, an Ambu bag with several sizes of masks for newborns, medications (adrenaline, etc.).

Some students tried to independently carry out resuscitation measures and were convinced that the outcome of a child’s life depends on the provision of high-quality, timely emergency care, so practicing special skills (assessing the condition of a newborn, calculating HR, RR, performing chest compressions, administering and diluting adrenaline, inserting a gastric tube, aspiration catheter, catheterization of the umbilical vein), studying the algorithm for carrying out in accordance with the clinical guideline for diagnosis and treatment №74 “Resuscitation of newborn children” approved by Ministry of Healthcare of Republic of Kazakhstan 2019 and the formation of appropriate competencies are mandatory for each student.