Preterm respiratory distress: support spontaneous breathing
Educational use only. Not clinically reviewed0-year-old boy for preterm respiratory-support recognition, boundary review, reassessment, and active-risk handoff practice. About 7 simulated minutes.
What you will practise
- Activate newborn respiratory, thermal, and family support.
- Connect gestation, breathing, work, heart rate, oxygenation, temperature, and the whole dyad.
- Recognize spontaneously breathing preterm respiratory distress suitable for qualified initial CPAP.
- Review qualified CPAP, oxygen, thermal, monitoring, and escalation boundaries.
- Review the fixed 10-minute qualified-team report.
- Hand off breathing, oxygen, thermal, glucose, infection, family, and outcome risk.
Review and sources
Not clinically reviewed. No clinician has signed this scenario.
- Lee HC, Strand ML, Finan E, et al. Part 5: Neonatal Resuscitation: 2025 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Pediatrics. 2026;157(1):e2025074352.
- Wyckoff MH, Greif R, Morley PT, et al. Neonatal Life Support: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Pediatrics. 2026;157(1):e2025074766.
Open Sim Lab is an educational simulator, not for clinical use. It is not a clinical decision-support tool, not a dosing calculator, and is not validated for any decision affecting a real patient.