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Kernicterus

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Videos about kernicterus

Treatment:
     Video of hospital procedures testing for jaundice. [1231Kbps]

   Video clip includes images of:
   - getting infant reading for bilirubin test
   - numbing the infant's heel
   - drawing blood to test bilirubin level
   - infant in bilirubin bed

"Prevent this" partnership

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"Prevent This" partnership video


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This page last updated Monday, September 13, 2004

 

  

Guidelines for Health Care Professionals:

 NEW  American Academy of Pediatrics Practice Guidelines

American Academy of Pediatrics AAP News Vol. 18 No. 5 May 2001, p. 231

News stories

Better baby screening, September 4, 2004, The Californian.com

"PICKS families salute CDC disease detective for shedding light on a preventable tragedy." 7/31/01 Washington Fax

Kernicterus in Full-Term Infants -- United States, 1994-1998 (MMWR)

Tighter Monitoring of Jaundice Urged by CDC (WebMD)

Hospitals urge to test newborns for rare disorder
USA Today.com

Other Resources

Sentinel Event Alert Issue 18: Kernicterus Threatens Healthy Newborns

Kernicterus and the healthy term newborn, Canadian Paediatric Society

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