neohelp
TM
Indications for use
Where? Paramedics Emergency physicians Neonatologist Nurse
Transport
neohelpTM, the solution to prevent newborns’ hypothermia There are specific challenges to thermoregulation in the transport setting such as changing environment and limited ability to monitor and intervene. 1
What does the literature say? From delivery room to NICU From hospital-to -hospital
Thermoregulation guideline included […] wrapping the infant in a polyethylene sheet […] and ensuring the infant was wrapped during transport and throughout the entire admission process in the NICU to maintain the thermal environment. 2 Placing VLBW infants in polyethylene plastic bags during transport reduces the occurrence of hypothermia […] 3
33%
Incidence of hypothermia in neonates during transportation4
7% Without VPW
With VPW
By using the Velcro Plastic Wraps (VPW) during hospital to hospital transportation of preterm infants, the percentage of hypothermic neonates has reduced by 26%. 4