New device to protect newborns from brain damage
Posted Jul 25, 2016 6:57 am.
Last Updated Jul 25, 2016 6:58 am.
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For newborns deprived of oxygen at birth, maintaining a normal body temperature can mean the difference between healthy development and sustaining severe brain damage.
That’s why the Foothills Medical Centre has become one the first in the country to purchase a Transportation Cooling Device.
Often medical professionals only have a short window of time to lower a newborn’s temperature to prevent neurological damage.
The new device is proven to be more reliable in maintaining a healthy body temperature while newborns are being transported, and also improves the chance of survival, protects brain tissue, and promotes healing.
