Dear >=tor ?och: Eo I not rws.ber you as 837 outstanay, student in the anesthesia elective? IdeaPy, I think the order of ~BTEOW assLbm: the score is 1) a pe&.a:sicia;n (hardly mer present for the actual doliverg) , 2) aneathesiolo~ist or nume anesthetist (if there is one), 3) ClSCulatIxig nurse, These nurseo are cweUR~t;, with mch qcrieree a.d no personal invclvmierit with that particular b *. %e at thbg for msigninr; the sore is 60 sacondsafter both head a~.c feet are visible. 03 COZ~T~~ if res.-imitation is obviously needed, as with a nmpulsating ;relapsed cord, one does not wait, at all, let &one 60 seconds, to stzrt ventilation. %he most convenient way 'co keep track of the 60 secoancis is to have a mall shelf hilt, on to which is screwed an automtic +&&e setter, Fave it set for 55 secmds. The nurse scats the tu as soon eu; both #e top of the hecc?. md soles of the feet are visible. Fiftpfive secands later a bell goes off. The sore can be decided in 5 secox~&, ard recorded. A11 babies with ecores of 4 or under need cartYicial ventilation in qy opinion. ;>nly a few need endotracheCd tubZ at Sloane. If you ham other questions, please lot xe know, Lest wlshe~.