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Complete kit for severance of umbilical cord after birth, and testing/examination of pH levels and other toxicity in the infant's blood.
1. Upon delivery open the Umbilical Cord Kit, Cat #950. 2. Place the first umbilical cord clamp approximately 1 cm above the Infant's "Grey protrusion" to which the umbilical cord is attached - (Approximately 2 cm from the infant's belly.) 3. Using the thumb and forefinger, gently squeeze the umbilical cord in the direction away from the first clamp, towards the mother, and place the second umbilical cord clamp approximately 2 to 3 cm from the first clamp. 4. By means of the Flowclamp™, close the umbilical cord approximately 10 cm from the second umbilical cord clamp. 5. Using the scissors, cut the umbilical cord between the first and second clamp. 6. Clean and disinfect the exit area of the cord on the infant's belly, and place the U gauze sponge between the clamp and the infant's body so that the sponge encircles the umbilical cord, and forms a separation between the clamp and the infant. 7. Place the U gauze sponge over the cord and dress the area by means of the elastic tubular bandage and the other gauze sponges. 8. Transfer the infant to the cradle. 9. There now remains a "sausage" -like tube - between the two clamps, at the end of the umbilical cord, which is attached to the placenta. This "sausage" contains the infant's blood. 10. Using a syringe (prefilled with heparin & not supplied in the kit), withdraw blood from the "sausage". 11. Transfer the blood in the syringe to the unit for pH testing, in order to test the oxidization of the blood, and to obtain other data regarding toxicity to be recorded in the birth records. 12. If tests reveal that the mother's blood is Rh- (negative) and if she has been exposed to Rh+ (positive), then there is the chance that there are Rh+ Antibodies in her blood. If the infant's blood is Rh+ (positive), there is a chance that the mother's antibodies can endanger the infant. In such instances, the sausage must be transferred to the laboratory, and the necessary reports must be transferred to the pediatric department.
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