turtletub™ Kit Contents:
1
- TurtleTub Swaddle Bathtub
1
- Integrated Temperature Indicator
1
- TurtleTub 0.33 oz (10mL) Neutral PH Mild Baby Wash
1
- 18” x 22” 100% Polyester Fleece Blanket
1
- 20 oz. TurtleTub Rinse Cup
1
- Scalp brush
3
- Packets of 4 x 4’s. (each packet contains 2)
1
- Instructions For Use
Figure 1
10. Use clean 4x4 with no soap to wash baby’s face. Wash one eye
at a time moving from inside corner of eye outward. Use clean
section of cloth on each eye. Clean outer ear only. Wash neck
and behind ears.
11. Gently unswaddle one arm and use baby wash on your hands to
wash infant. Be sure to use a firm, but gentle touch. Rinse and
re-swaddle. Repeat with all extremities and chest. Remove chest
leads. Remember to keep infant snugly swaddled throughout
the bath.
12. Gently roll infant to side-lying and clean the infant’s back by
rubbing on the fleece. Reposition infant to supine.
13. Wash genital area with a 4x4.
14. Check temperature strip and add warm water as needed.
15. Wash infant’s head last to conserve heat. Use scalp brush
provided and apply enough weight through the brush that the
bristles bend. Use water from clean rinse cup to rinse.
16. Stand close to the tub with a warm towel secured under
your arms.
17. Unswaddle infant and lift infant out of tub and into the warm
towel. Pat dry making sure infant’s head is dry.
18. Place infant on warm blanket and wrap infant’s head.
19. Place new leads on infant.
20. Prepare infant for skin-to-skin holding, feeding, or dress and
position for sleep.
21. Pour out water from pour spout and wash the TurtleTub with
gentle soap and water.
22. Wash fleece blanket per hospital protocol for infant wear.
turtletub reuse Instructions:
• TurtleTub is a single patient use only product. It can be used
multiple times on the same patient.
• TurtleTub should be cleaned with gentle soap and water and
dried between uses.
• TurtleTub makes a wonderful gift to the family at discharge.
turtletub Instructions For use:
1. Never leave infant unattended in the
bath, not even for a few seconds.
2. Encourage parents to bathe infant.
3. Modify environment as needed to
decrease sensory stimuli.
4. Arrange TurtleTub contents for use
and write infant name on label (on side
of tub).
5. Undress infant.
6. Unplug leads. The sticky gel portion of
the lead can remain on infant. They are
easier to remove when wet. All leads
must be unplugged.
7. Position infant with hands near face and
swaddle snugly in fleece blanket.
8. Fill TurtleTub with water until
temperature is 101-103F (38C).
Water height should be to infant chest.
Fill rinse cup with water and place in
tub as shown in Figure 1.
9. Place swaddled infant in tub.
turtletub™ Indications for use:
Intended for infant swaddle bathing.
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