resuscitation: neonate


resuscitation

 [re-sus″ĭ-ta´shun] 1. restoration to life or consciousness of one apparently dead, or whose respirations had ceased; see also artificial respiration.2. in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as administering emergency measures to sustain life.cardiopulmonary resuscitation see cardiopulmonary resuscitation.resuscitation: fetus in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as administering emergency measures to improve placental perfusion or correct fetal acid-base status.fluid resuscitation 1. the correction of fluid volume imbalances, especially in patients with burn injuries.2. in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as administering prescribed intravenous fluids rapidly.mouth-to-mouth resuscitation a method of artificial respiration in which the rescuer covers the patient's mouth with his own and exhales vigorously, inflating the patient's lungs.resuscitation: neonate in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as administering emergency measures to support adaptation of the neonate" >neonate to extrauterine life.