An updated Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) app is available from the Academy to help NRP providers and instructors learn the changes in the new 7th edition. The app features:
- access to the NRP flow diagram and 2015 American Heart Association/American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Guidelines for CPR & ECC,
- MR. SOPA ventilation corrective steps video (Mask adjustment; Reposition airway [try again]; Suction mouth and nose; Open mouth [try again]; Pressure increase [up to 40 cm H20 pressure]; Airway alternative), and
- positive pressure ventilation rhythm video.
More features are being developed and will be added this fall. To download the free app for iPhone and iPad, visit http://apple.co/2apUDGV. To download the app for Android devices, visit http://bit.ly/2as0Pi4
For more information on NRP, visit www2.aap.org/nrp/.
If you would like to share a first-hand experience using technology, such as software, program, app, widget, etc., to improve patient care or practice management, email submissions of 250 words or less to Cathleen Guch at [email protected].