Inexpensive Brain Cooling Device for Neonate Hypoxia
May 14, 2013 | Terry Sharrer
Using a clay pot, burlap basket, sand filling, an instant ice pack, a microprocessor, two temperature sensors, and two AA batteries—about $40 worth of materials—students at The Johns Hopkins University created a brain cooling device for oxygen-starved babies at birth. By lowering body temperature by 6 degrees F for 72 hours—long term brain damage, often identified as cerebral palsy, can be minimized or prevented. This needn’t be seen solely as a home-made innovation for the developing world. MORE