- Call to get OB in-house or initiate transfer for emergency c-section.
- Push the presenting part off the prolapsed cord.
- Place the patient in trendelenburg and then have the patient put her knees to her chest.
- Fill the bladder with 500 cc of saline to maintain cord decompression.
- Decrease uterine contractions by administering supplemental oxygen, IV fluids and pharmacologic tocolytic therapy (magnesium sulfate, ritodrine or terbutaline).
- If an emergency c-section cannot be arranged in a timely fashion (with timely likely defined by your OB consultant) attempt to reduce the prolapsed cord by pushing it in a retrograde fashion and then delivering the fetus as quickly as possible while preparing for a newborn resuscitation.
Source
Roberts: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, 5th ed.
Marx: Rosen's Emergency Medicine, 7th ed.