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Ref No. TN300 EN-01
Ensure that placement of TECOTHERM NEO is not forming trapping zones for
hands and fingers to avoid contusions and other injuries.
Check type of mattress and interlayer. Use
thin disposable interlayer
which must at
least fully cover the mattress with some border. Such interlayer must be coated at
lower side with plastic coating to prevent penetration of blood, liquids or liquid media
onto the upper surface of the mattress and to protect the patient.
Note: Place mattress/ cool wrap onto a
10 - 20 mm thick foam material that has
good thermal insulation during operation.
Using an incubator
When using an incubator to perform hypothermia treatment
Pay attention that there is enough space to properly place mattress or cool wrap.
Otherwise kinking of hose set and / or tubing near mattress and mattress folding
may cause restricted fluid flow, bad circulation or even flow blocking
Place the hoses set in a way that the hoses are in a straight line. Fasten the hoses
in such a way to avoid kinking of the tubing near the mattress
Note:
Place mattress onto a
10 - 20 mm thick foam material that has good
thermal insulation during operation.
Note:
Do not put mattress directly onto compact silicon inlays used in incubators
or the like.
Attention Ensure that incubator heaters are shut off! Ensure that there is no forced
air circulation. It may cool down the neonate in a re- warming phase of the treatment.
