The Apps
We have developed two apps to support health care staff during neonatal resuscitation, NeoTapLS for smartphone and NeoTapAS for Ipad. Both apps can be downloaded free of charge. They are based on a screen-tapping method and necessitate no probes being attached to the baby. The goal is to improve adherence to neonatal resuscitation guidelines and by that improve neonatal resuscitation outcomes. The apps provide support for health workers during every step of neonatal resuscitation.
NeoTapLS
NeoTap Life Support (LS) is for health staff delivering babies and performing neonatal resuscitating in both low- and high-resource settings. The interface is designed to be visible even if a latex glove protects the phone. Health workers today carry their own mobile devices, even in low-resource settings. NeoTapLS integrates the essential information needed for newborn resuscitation in midwives own mobile phones. For smartphone, available for Android and IOS in English, French, German and Swedish.
Tap the heart rate you hear (stethoscope) or feel (cord or chest palpation) at least 3 times on the smartphone screen and a color-coded number indicating the actual heart rate will appear; <60 bpm red, 60-99 bpm yellow, 100-199 bpm green, 200-219 bpm yellow, >220 bpm red. You can easily switch to breathing rate. Tap the screen at least 6 times for a color-coded breathing rate to appear; <20 red, 20-39 yellow, 40-59 green, 60-79 yellow, >80 red.
NeoTap keeps track of time during the whole resuscitation and reminds you of important steps
Uses sound and vibration to guide you to ventilate the newborn in the right rhythm 40-60 beats per minute.
Reminders at 1, 5 and 10 minutes.
Automated pop-up of Apgar and analog time display for each Apgar interval.
Acoustic and written messages to guide you.
Here you will see the time of birth, you have access to menus helping you with post-natal care. You can still reach the Apgar calculations you did during the resuscitation.
NeoTapAS
NeoTap Advanced Support (AS) for Ipad is a mHealth platform for healthcare professionals who perform neonatal resuscitation and was primarily developed for use in Sweden. The purpose is to improve the quality of registration during resuscitation and support healthcare professionals in the work and documentation of events. The app provides support for education and research. Buttons are reprogrammable and can be used for video review research. NeoTap AS is only a support during clinical work and education. It does not replace any medical equipment.
Tap the heart rate you hear or feel at least 3 times on the screen and a number indicating the actual heart rate will appear.
Acoustic support that provides ventilation frequency
Acoustic support that guides CRP
Reminders at 1, 5 and 10 minutes.
Automated pop-up of Apgar and analog time display for each Apgar interval.
During resuscitation 4 times/hour.
For recording critical events during resuscitation such as ventilation times, fluids, temperature, oxygen supply, SO2 etc.
As CSV (Excel) file.
