Management of the Neonate by Paramedics

Duration: 3 months

Cost: R15000

Brief description of content (e.g. topics)

  • The neonate (preterm, ill newborn)
  • Transfer of the neonate
  • Primary context/hospital
  • Receiving facility
  • Roles and responsibilities of the various role-players in the transport of the neonate
  • The neonate en-route
  • Thermoregulation of the neonate
  • Resuscitation of the neonate
  • Equipment
  • Communications and recordkeeping