PEDIATRICS Vol. 47 No. 3 March 1971, pp. 603-605
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A Dangerous Situation Encountered in the Administration of Oxygen to an Infant in a Baby Warmer

Leonard Indyk Ph.D.1

1 The Newborn Center, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, Department of Physics, York College, CUNY, Flushing, New York

One method of elevating the ambient oxygen of a small baby during the admission procedure is to place his head in an oxygenated hood. We describe here a situation recently encountered in which a premature infant who was being provided 68% oxygen environment, administered with the aid of a head hood in an infant warmer, and was effectively cut off from the source of radiant heat.

The hood which was utilized was made of frac18'' plexiglass, 8'' x 9'' x 5'' high and was provided with a cutout on one side which normally fitted loosely about the child's neck when in use.*