Improving newborn heart rate assessment using a simple visual timer

• Main Authors: Caroline Henry (Author), David E Morris (Author), Sophie Coleman (Author), Andrea Pereira (Author), Christian Tamakloe (Author), Peter Blanchfield (Author), Don Sharkey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective Newborn resuscitation relies on accurate heart rate (HR) assessment, which, during auscultation, is prone to error. We investigated if a 6 s visual timer (VT) could improve HR assessment accuracy during newborn simulation.Design Prospective observational study of newborn healthcare profess...