A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . ntroduced between the side of thebasket and the blanket. (Rotch.) must be taken that the bottles are not too hot or laid too nearthe infant, for a burn can easily occur in cases of such lowvitality. The basket or box containing the infant is to be placed in aquiet corner of the room, shielded from the light, and novisitors of any kind can be allowed to see the child, for anysuch disturbance and excitement is sure to be detrimental. THE INCUBATOR. 291 If the baby weighs less than four and a half pounds, anincubator should be purcha
A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . ntroduced between the side of thebasket and the blanket. (Rotch.) must be taken that the bottles are not too hot or laid too nearthe infant, for a burn can easily occur in cases of such lowvitality. The basket or box containing the infant is to be placed in aquiet corner of the room, shielded from the light, and novisitors of any kind can be allowed to see the child, for anysuch disturbance and excitement is sure to be detrimental. THE INCUBATOR. 291 If the baby weighs less than four and a half pounds, anincubator should be purchased or rented and the child, dressedas above, placed in it at the earliest possible moment* The principle of all incubators is the same, the only differ-ence being in the construction of the various kinds. It has longbeen known that the air surrounding a premature infant mustbe kept exceptionally warm, and formerly this was accom-plished by heating the room occupied by the child to a stiflingtemperature, to the great discomfort of the nurse or Fig. 151.—Tarniers incubator, exterior. (Tarnier and Budin, 1. c.) O, opening fulllength of box closed with a board that can be pushed to either side; M, so-called monk,a bottle of earthenware; T, cover over opening at end of box, shorter than aperture whichadmits air; V, glass cover; 5, 6, buttons by which cover is easily lifted; H, wheel revolvedby escaping air. The incubator is nothing but a minature room in which theinfant can lie, and is so arranged that its temperature can beraised to any desired degree, while its interior can always beinspected through a glass in the top (Figs. 151 and 152). Be-yond this ability to control the temperature perfectly the only * A modification of the Auvard incubator, known as the Cookeincubator, has been devised by the author and is manufactured byKnauth Brothers, 220 Fourth Avenue, corner Eighteenth Street, NewYork, from whom it may be either rented or purchased. 292 A NURSES HAND
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