Ellis Lempriere -- In the Isolette

Beth wouldn't put the picture of the Isolette in yesterday, so I'm putting it in in my section today! (I believe in truth in advertising.) It's a little scary to walk into the nursery and see the little guy in that huge plastic box, but we're used to it now.

There's all sorts of cool devices, including monitoring of pulse, respiration and blood oxygen levels, and special mechanicals that feed an antibiotic into the Glucose IV. The box itself has heat sensors (including one attached to the baby) and can moderate it's levels appropriately. The lamps almost look like stage lighting fittings.

You can just see his right leg through the right porthole. The staff can work quite nicely by sticking their arms through these little doors; imagine changing a diaper that way... The nurses can do it in seconds!
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