Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured ...

Signs of respiratory distress that suggest a need for bag-mask ventilation include periodic breathing, intercostal retractions (sucking in between the ribs), nasal flaring , and grunting on expiration. Respiratory distress occurs in approximately 8 of every 1,000 live births and accounts for approximately 15% of neonatal deaths. (p 1971) 8. ................
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