Question 48 · LEK · Neonatal resuscitation
ERC 2015 guidelines allow administration of medications during the resuscitation of a neonate right after the birth. When the heart rate remains below 60/min the administration of which one below should be considered?
- A. atropine.
- B. epinephrine.
- C. adenosine.
- D. amiodaron.
- E. anatoxin.
Hint
Think of the drug that appears in every cardiac arrest algorithm and is used in newborns when bradycardia persists despite good ventilation and compressions.
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