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Need expert advice. what innovations arose from virginia apgar's invention of the apgar score?
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Apgar's score: The Apgar's score is a way to evaluate effective resuscitation of newborns, based on it asphyxiated (depressed) neonates are diagnosed for many years and most recently for last few years, it has been used with other tools to identify those who are candidates for hypothermia treatment to prevent further brain injury.
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