AAP's Resuscitation App a Helpful Update

Childbirth is typically one of the most memorable and emotional moments in the lives of any parent, as well as providers who perform full-scope obstetrics. Luckily, in 90% of cases, infants tolerate the entire process of labor and delivery without issue. However, up to 10% of infants will require intervention by medical providers and approximately 1% will require extensive neonatal resuscitation (NRP).

In 2015, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in conjunction with the American Heart Association (AHA), released the latest update to NRP. This spring, the AAP released the 7th edition of its NRP course, and last month it released a companion app.

We have reviewed several of the AAP apps here on iMedicalApps and found them decidedly mixed in quality and price. Its new NRP app combines the easy to follow NRP algorithm with a copy of the full AAP/AHA guideline and videos highlighting the critical steps of NRP. Most importantly, this version of the medical app is a true app and not a web app like the previous version.

AAP NRP incorporates the most current version of the AAP/AHA NRP guidelines. The app contains a PDF version of the guideline viewable within the app as well as an easy-to-follow algorithm and videos of critical resuscitation steps.

Likes:

• Contains the most current version of the NRP guidelines.
• Helpful videos viewable offline.
• Easy-to-follow NRP algorithm included.

Dislikes:

• Quality of images could be improved, especially for algorithm.
• Utility of Facebook posts is questionable since one cannot post from within the app.
• Doesn't contain easy-to-locate or easy-to-calculate medication doses for resuscitation.

Overall:

The new AAP/AHA NRP medical app is a nice update to the previous "web-app." This version contains the most current 2015/2016 NRP guideline with helpful videos and a copy of the entire PDF of the updated guideline document. Best of all, this is a true medical app that works online as well as offline. Anyone who is an NRP provider/instructor should have this app.

Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government.

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AAP's Resuscitation App a Helpful Update