Obs QRH Word version

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OAA QRH Word pages

Print the pages in the following order to create a complete OAA QRH:

0-1 Cover section (updated February 2024)

0-2 Contents

0-3 Instructions for use

0-4 Location of emergency equipment and drugs

0-5 Suggestions for documentation

0-6 Recommendations for debriefing

0-7 Abbreviations

1-1 Obstetric Cardiac Arrest

2-1 Eclampsia

2-2 Severe Pre-eclampsia

2-3 Altered mental state

2-4a Anaphylaxis

2-4b Refractory anaphylaxis

2-5 Antepartum haemorrhage (massive)

2-6 Postpartum haemorrhage

2-7 High central neuraxial block

2-8 Local anaesthetic toxicity

2-9a Severe hyponatraemia

2-9b Hyponatraemia (not severe)

2-10 Diabetic ketoacidosis

3-1 Management of cord prolapse

3-2 Delay in second stage vaginal breech birth [lithotomy position]

3-3 Shoulder dystocia

3-4 Difficulty removing forceps after unsuccessful assisted vaginal birth

3-5 Uterine inversion

4-1 Emergency preterm birth

4-2 Unexpected need for newborn resuscitation