|
| |
| Who created the Kangaroo? |
|
The Kangaroo
Board was developed by 3 clever medical professionals.
During a brainstorm session between a seasoned Neonatologist,
a head nurse of an NICU in Scottsdale, Arizona and a
head nurse of a labor and delivery unit in Chicago, Illinois,
the trio realized that the current system of storing
and organizing the equipment and medication associated
with infant resuscitation was in need of an overhaul.
|
| In light of new rules from
American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program(NRP)
and the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO) all hospitals are in the process
of rethinking how to: |
|
|
provide a safe and secure
storage for resuscitation equipment and drugs |
|
|
bag mask ventilate, intubate,
and do cardiac compression within 2 minutes |
|
|
have the equipment to
rapidly insert an umbilical venous catheter and give
epinephrine and a normal saline bolus within 2 – 3
minutes |
|
|
keep a more visible inventory
to ensure all equipment is readily available |
|
|
create instant availability
of equipment to offsite resuscitation teams |
|
| |
| A team of nurses
and a neonatologist created the Kangaroo Board to create
a tool that would give medical professionals all of the
equipment and drugs necessary for the first 10 minutes
of infant resuscitation all in one compact mobile board. |
| |
| “Every
delivery and resuscitation team in the country should be
using the Kangaroo Board.” |
|
