Obstetrics

What emergency medical care should be provided to a pregnant patient with vaginal bleeding?

Administer high-flow oxygen via non-rebreather mask.

What emergency medical care should be provided to a pregnant patient with vaginal bleeding?

Cover the patient with a blanket.

When should you inspect for crowning?

If contractions last 60 seconds or more and occur less than five minutes apart.

In what position should a pregnant woman in the third trimester of pregnancy be placed?

Left lateral

What reduces vaginal bleeding after delivery?

Massaging the mother's uterus.

What reduces vaginal bleeding after delivery?

Nursing the baby.

If a newborn baby has central cyanosis with adequate breathing and heart rate, what should first be done?

Oxygen should be administered.

What emergency medical care should be provided to a pregnant patient with vaginal bleeding?

Place sanitary pads over the patient's vaginal opening.

A pregnant woman's contractions last 75 seconds and occur 4 minutes apart. What should be done?

Prepare for delivery on site.

If the amniotic sac is not broken when a baby's head delivers, what should you do?

Puncture or tear the amniotic sac.

When delivering a baby, what should be suctioned first?

The baby's mouth.

When should you inspect for crowning?

The mother feels like she is having a bowel movement.

When should you inspect for crowning?

The mother has the urge to push.

What is the afterbirth?

The placenta.

Why should a newborn baby be wrapped in a blanket?

To protect the baby from heat loss.

If vaginal bleeding continues or is excessive after delivery, what should you do?

Treat the mother for shock.

When can you expose, examine, and touch a woman's vaginal area?

When your partner is present.

Rupture of Membranes.

leak in amniotic sac.