BACKGROUND Exposure to cold temperatures is, often, a neglected problem in prehospital care. One of the leading influences of the overall sensation of cold discomfort is the cooling of the back. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a heated ambulance mattress-prototype on body temperatures and thermal comfort in an experimental study. METHOD Data were collected during four days...

Mattress, as a sleep platform, its types and physical properties has an important effect on sleep quality and rest efficiency. In this paper, by subjective evaluations, analysis of sleeping behaviors and tests of depth of sleep, the relationship between characteristics of the bedding materials, the structure of mattress, sleep quality and sleep behaviors were studied. The results showed that: (...

This research focuses on developing an intelligent air mattress prototype based commercially available alternating pressure mattresses to prevent ulcers. Force-sensitive resistors (FSRs) are installed under each cell measure interface values occurring at different parts of the body. These collected then used create maps, indicating areas high overpressure. The incorporates a smart pneumatic con...

Heart rate monitoring is the predominant quantitative health indicator of a newborn in delivery room. A rapid and accurate heart measurement vital during first minutes after birth. Clinical recommendations suggest that electrocardiogram (ECG) should be widely adopted neonatal intensive care unit to reduce infant mortality improve long term outcomes births require intervention. Novel non-contact...

Objective To examine the proposition that a used infant mattress is associated with an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Design Case-control study. Setting Scotland (population 5.1 million, with about 53 000 births a year). Participants 131 infants who died of sudden infant death syndrome between 1 January 1996 and 31 May 2000 and 278 age, season, and obstetric unit matched contro...

RATIONALE The lack of measurable single-cell contractility of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes (hiPSC-CMs) currently limits the utility of hiPSC-CMs for evaluating contractile performance for both basic research and drug discovery. OBJECTIVE To develop a culture method that rapidly generates contracting single hiPSC-CMs and allows quantification of cell shortening ...

Maldistribution of light is a potential cause of phototherapy failure in the neonate. Differences in light intensity over the surface can be measured with a radiometer as this detects the radiant energy impinging on the incubator mattress. An infant nursed on the front third of the mattress receives less than 40% of the maximal light incident on the centre of the mattress, and consequently degr...

The comparative effects of sleep patterns and rates of cyclic alternating patterns (CAP rate) in a high quality innerspring mattress were compared to those on a unique foam support mattress in 10 normal subjects. Results showed no differences in sleep stages, number of wakes, or total sleep time between the two conditions. CAP rates were significantly reduced on the foam surface. CAP rate was s...