1. Presented by, Mrs. T.L. Divya, M.Sc (N) Assistant Professor, Department of Child Health Nursing, Annammal College Of Nursing, Kuzhithurai Annammal College Of Nursing, Kuzhithurai

2. DEFINITION INCUBATOR IS ELECTRONICALLY BASED DEVICE WHICH IS USED TO MAINTAIN THE CONDITION OF HIGH RISK,PRETERM BABIES. INCUBATOR IS ELECTRONICALLY BASED DEVICE WHICH IS USED TO MAINTAIN THE CONDITION OF HIGH RISK,PRETERM BABIES.

3. PURPOSE TO MAINTAIN THE BABIES BODY TEMPERATURE IN CASE OF PREMATURE BABIES. TO MAINTAIN THE BABIES BODY TEMPERATURE IN CASE OF PREMATURE BABIES. TO PROVIDE OXYGEN TO PROVIDE OXYGEN TO PROVIDE HUMIDITY TO PROVIDE HUMIDITY TO PREVENT INFECTION TO PREVENT INFECTION TO PBROVIDE ISOLATION TO PBROVIDE ISOLATION EASY TO CLEAN THE BABY EASY TO CLEAN THE BABY

4. PARTS DECK DECK

5. A MATRESS WHICH IS ENCLOSED BY CLEAR PLASTIC CANOPY A MATRESS WHICH IS ENCLOSED BY CLEAR PLASTIC CANOPY

6. AIR INTAKE PIPE AIR INTAKE PIPE

7. THERMOSTAT THERMOSTAT

8. OXYGEN INLET OXYGEN INLET

9. TWO ARM PARTS TWO ARM PARTS

10. HOOD RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE LARGE SIZED DOOR FOR REMOVING THE BABY LARGE SIZED DOOR FOR REMOVING THE BABY INLET OFIV TUBES, ET TUBES AND PROBES INLET OFIV TUBES, ET TUBES AND PROBES

12. CONTROL PANNEL TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE

13. LOWER UNIT IT CONSISTS OF CONTROL BASED TOUCH SENSOR, FRONT PANNEL, HUMIDIFIER,AIR DUCTS AND AIR FILTERS. IT CONSISTS OF CONTROL BASED TOUCH SENSOR, FRONT PANNEL, HUMIDIFIER,AIR DUCTS AND AIR FILTERS. ALARM MUTE/ON/OFF ALARM MUTE/ON/OFF

15. CABINET IT GIVES SUPPORT TO THE HOOD, CANOPY AND LOWER UNITS. IT GIVES SUPPORT TO THE HOOD, CANOPY AND LOWER UNITS. IT HAS DRAWERS FOR STORAGE PURPOSE IT HAS DRAWERS FOR STORAGE PURPOSE

17. HUMIDITY MAINTANACE IN THIS AIR ENTERS THROUGH THE AIR FILTERS WHICH ARE LOCATED AT THE END OF THE INCUBATOR. IN THIS AIR ENTERS THROUGH THE AIR FILTERS WHICH ARE LOCATED AT THE END OF THE INCUBATOR. THIS FRESH AIR IS MIXED WITH CIRCULATING AIR FROM CANOPY AND PASSED OVER THE HEATER ANHD HUMIDIFIRE THIS FRESH AIR IS MIXED WITH CIRCULATING AIR FROM CANOPY AND PASSED OVER THE HEATER ANHD HUMIDIFIRE TEMPERATURE IS MAINTAINED BY SENSOR. TEMPERATURE IS MAINTAINED BY SENSOR.

19. CARE OF BABY IN INCUBATOR IDENTIFY THE BABY IDENTIFY THE BABY EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE TO THE PARENTS EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE TO THE PARENTS HAND WASHING HAND WASHING CLEAN THE INCUBATOR CLEAN THE INCUBATOR SWITCH ON THE INCUBATOR AND ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE SWITCH ON THE INCUBATOR AND ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE ABOVE 36C TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE ABOVE 36C OXYGEN INLET SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE OXYGEN SOURCE OXYGEN INLET SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE OXYGEN SOURCE WARM THE INCUBATOR WARM THE INCUBATOR

20. IT SHOULD BE WARMED BEFORE 15-20 Min IT SHOULD BE WARMED BEFORE 15-20 Min KEEP THE BABY IN INCUBATOR PROPERLY AND CHANGE THE NAPKIN REGULERLY KEEP THE BABY IN INCUBATOR PROPERLY AND CHANGE THE NAPKIN REGULERLY TEMPERATURE OF THE BABY SHOULD BE CHECKED EVERY HOUR UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE OF BABY IS STABLISED TEMPERATURE OF THE BABY SHOULD BE CHECKED EVERY HOUR UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE OF BABY IS STABLISED HUMIDIFIER WATER SHOULD BE CHANGED HUMIDIFIER WATER SHOULD BE CHANGED CARE SHOULD BE GIVEN THROUGH THE ARM PARTS ONLY CARE SHOULD BE GIVEN THROUGH THE ARM PARTS ONLY

21. DO NOT OPEN THE INCUBATOR UN NECESSARLY DO NOT OPEN THE INCUBATOR UN NECESSARLY ALLOW THE PARENTS FOR THE SATISFACTION ALLOW THE PARENTS FOR THE SATISFACTION AVOID TAPPING TO INCUBATOR TO PREVENT DISURBANCE AVOID TAPPING TO INCUBATOR TO PREVENT DISURBANCE THE INFANT SHOULD BE WRAP WITH BLANKET. THE INFANT SHOULD BE WRAP WITH BLANKET. CHECK FOR ANY SPARKING FROM INCUBATOR CHECK FOR ANY SPARKING FROM INCUBATOR MAINTAIN CONTINOUS OBSERVATION MAINTAIN CONTINOUS OBSERVATION