A Proposal for a New Method of Evaluation of the Newborn Infant

A Proposal for a New Method of Evaluation of the Newborn Infant

Contributor(s):
Current Researches in Anesthesia and Analgesia
Apgar, Virginia
Publication:
International Anesthesia Research Society, [July-August 1953]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Apgar Score
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
In this article, Apgar described her innovative method for assessing the viability of newborn infants by assigning "scores" of 0, 1, or 2 to the infant's respiration, pulse, color, muscle tone, and response to stimuli one minute after birth. This procedure was later known as "Apgar scoring" and is now routinely used in hospitals worldwide.. Presented before the Twenty-Seventh Annual Congress of Anesthetists, Joint Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society and the International College of Anesthetists, Virginia Beach, Virginia, September 22-25, 1952.
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Extent:
8 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584647X152 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
CPBBKG
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X152
Archival Collection:
The Virginia Apgar Papers (Profiles in Science)