- L&D
- Acute OBGYN
- The membranes rupture and the rate falls
The membranes rupture and the rate falls
28 yG2P1GA 38+0Simulation
An unengaged head, a gush of fluid, and a fetal heart rate that drops to 70 and stays there.
Scenario clock 0 min
your time 0:00
HRbpm
92
BPmmHg
118/72
RR/min
18
SpO2%
99
FHRbpm
70
Schematic pulse line, drawn, not recorded
0 minStep 1
The gush
Membranes rupture with a gush of clear fluid. Within a minute the fetal heart rate falls from 135 to 70.
Fetal monitor: Sudden bradycardia
First action?