…happens when the first attempt fails. Desaturation and unrecognised oesophageal intubation are the two mechanisms that kill patients during airway management , and both are predictable…

…the heart rate, the electrical axis and the waveform in the newborn differ markedly from adult reference values and normalise gradually through childhood. The interpretation…

…fetal period. In the fetus, as well as in the newborn, the QRS complex is dominated by electrical currents generated by the right ventricle. Large…

…all Western countries. According to a Cochrane review, for every 10,000 apparently healthy newborn infants, around six will have critical CHD, and the pulse…

…the fetal period. In the fetus, as well as in the newborn, the QRS complex is dominated by electrical currents generated by the right ventricl

…the QRS complex. Axis deviation: right axis deviation (RAD) and left axis deviation (LAD) Causes of right axis deviation Normal in newborns. Right ventricular hypertrophy…

…I and II. Heart axis deviation: right axis deviation (RAD) and left axis deviation (LAD) Causes of right axis deviation Normal in newborns. Right ventricular…

…relation to respiration). Approximately half of all newborns exhibit sinus pauses ( Southall et al ) and this is considered a normal finding. Sinus pause occurs in…