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BAPM Neonatal Airway Safety Standard: A BAPM Framework for Practice
- Delivery room and stabilisation
- Education and simulation
- Families and professional practice
- Mechanical ventilation
- Medical
- Newborn life support
- Nursing
- Quality improvement
- Respiratory
- Respiratory distress syndrome and surfactant
Summary
This BAPM Framework for Practice sets out standards for safe neonatal airway management across UK maternity and neonatal services, focusing on unit capability so that a safe service is always available. It outlines minimum expected departmental capabilities in different settings, acknowledging the challenges of maintaining intubation competency. Supporting materials include airway skills training and assessment tools, videolaryngoscopy tips, a waveform capnography guide, intubation and LISA checklists, competency logs and an e-learning module on premedication. It complements the BAPM framework on managing the difficult neonatal airway and suggests areas for research.
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