Diseases of children for nurses . should always be thoroughly aired at floors should be covered with rugs, as they are cleanerthan carpets. An infant requires about 1000 cubic feetof air, older children about 700 to 800 cubic feet. Premature Babies.—The conditions which have to becombated under these circumstances are the problems ofmaintaining the body heat, and feeding. Incubators.—These are so arranged that an even tem-perature may be maintained: 98° F. in very delicate in-fants and from 85 ° F. to 95 ° F. in more robust babies. Atthe same time the air is moistened and ventilation
Diseases of children for nurses . should always be thoroughly aired at floors should be covered with rugs, as they are cleanerthan carpets. An infant requires about 1000 cubic feetof air, older children about 700 to 800 cubic feet. Premature Babies.—The conditions which have to becombated under these circumstances are the problems ofmaintaining the body heat, and feeding. Incubators.—These are so arranged that an even tem-perature may be maintained: 98° F. in very delicate in-fants and from 85 ° F. to 95 ° F. in more robust babies. Atthe same time the air is moistened and ventilation is secured. NURSING IN CHIIDHOOD 35 In constructing an incubator the lower portion consistsof a hot-water tank (hot-water bottles may be used), abovewhich is an inlet for air. The bed should occupy a positionmidway in the air chamber and be so arranged as to allowthe air to circulate freely around its foot. An exit for theair should exist above the childs head. A moistenedsponge should be placed at the foot of the bed« ^. Fig. io.—Cross-section of a wooden incubator of simple construction, with glasslid (F): The air enters through the opening A, which can be regulated by means of adamper, passes over the bottles filled with hot water, the saturated sponge, and the ther-mometer, and escapes through the ventilator K. (Fruhwald and Westcott). The child is kept in the incubator until it reaches fullterm. Before removing, the temperature should begradually lowered. In feeding these children, gavage often has to be resortedto. At seven months of age h ounce should be givenevery hour and a half. At eight months J ounce at thesame intervals. In small full-term babies it is also necessary to maintainthe body heat. This is best accomplished by wrapping 36 DISEASES OF CHILDREN FOR NURSES them in cotton and blankets. Hot-water bottles mayalso be employed. ROUTINE EXAMINATIONS Temperature.—When taking the temperature of thechild it is not always possible to teach them to hold t
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