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What Does It Do An Infant Incubator Is Used Mainly To Keep A Baby's Core Temperature Stable at 37 Degrees Physiology

An infant incubator is used to keep a premature baby's core temperature stable at 37 degrees Celsius. It humidifies the air and can add extra oxygen. Premature babies have undeveloped nervous systems and lack the ability to regulate their own temperatures, so incubators maintain their temperatures. Inside the incubator, a heater warms the air which circulates around the baby through slots above the mattress. Sensors monitor and adjust the temperature to keep it at optimal levels for the baby's development and growth.

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What Does It Do An Infant Incubator Is Used Mainly To Keep A Baby's Core Temperature Stable at 37 Degrees Physiology

An infant incubator is used to keep a premature baby's core temperature stable at 37 degrees Celsius. It humidifies the air and can add extra oxygen. Premature babies have undeveloped nervous systems and lack the ability to regulate their own temperatures, so incubators maintain their temperatures. Inside the incubator, a heater warms the air which circulates around the baby through slots above the mattress. Sensors monitor and adjust the temperature to keep it at optimal levels for the baby's development and growth.

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"Incubator" Incubate = to keep warm


mean Incubator = a device to keep warm
What does it do An infant incubator is used mainly to keep a babys core temperature stable at 37 degrees
Celsius. Most incubators also humidify the air and can add extra oxygen.
Physiology The core temperature of the human body needs to be kept at a constant temperature of 37
degrees Celsius. If the temperature goes too high or too low, then the organs can be
damaged and illness or death can result. Premature babies (babies born before they are
due to be born) have undeveloped nervous systems and also lack the energy to regulate
their own temperature, so their temperature needs to be maintained by an incubator. We
can only give small babies a small amount of food for growing. We want them to use all of
their energy for growth rather than wasting it on keeping warm, so sometimes we use the
incubator to help them grow faster.
How it works The mattress where the baby lies is completely enclosed by a clear plastic canopy. The
temperature in the incubator is increased by a heater element below the mattress. A motor
driven fan near the heater draws in fresh air through a filter and blows it past the heater,
warming the air. The air is directed up through slots into the area above the mattress and
circulated around. The air temperature is monitored by temperature sensors and is adjusted
by controlling the current to the heater. The incubator can also monitor the babys skin
temperature by using a skin temperature probe, which is stuck onto the skin. The user can
either set the incubator to control the temperature of the air or to control the temperature of
the babys skin (servo control mode). Supplementary oxygen can be taken in by an oxygen
inlet connection where it is mixed with the fresh air through the filter. The humidity can be
increased by the use of water baths (passive humidification) or by dripping water on a
heated element (active humidification). The baby is cared for through special access doors
called arm ports.
Units of Temperature: degrees Celsius
measurement Total gas intake: L/min
Relative Humidity %
Oxygen concentration:

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