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A new piece of medical equipment is being tested right now called the Pedisedate. Basically, it is a headset that is placed on a child before they are admitted to surgery. The device connects to a Game Boy or portable CD player (yup, not a Nintendo DS or iPod — apparently the Pedisedate also transports you to 1996) and a snorkel-like piece swings forward and is placed over the child’s nose. As the kid plays videogames or listens to music, nitrous oxide, an anesthetic gas, is emitted through the snorkel and puts the child to sleep.

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[-] otter@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

EDIT: Forgot what community this was, the tech is from 2009 and I think it was unreleased (only used in clinical trials). It looks like it's a pair of headphones with the mask attached, which would be good since it might be awkward trying to wear both at once. The gameboy/MP3 is an example of what it can be used with

Here is a video I found with the demo: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-teN8JcqLZQ

My original overreaction can be found below lol


What I don't really get is why there's a need to plug the two things together. Couldn't we already use both things separately? It would also be more upgradeable to... well, any other portable entertainment device.

I can't see the promo video, but a few other potential issues

  • I think children are usually lying down during sedation so they don't hurt themselves after they are sedated. We've all dropped our phones on our faces, so that seems like a concern.
  • Once the child is sedated, does the device get unplugged and the main one get attached?

I guess the main benefit is that it looks cool and it's something to look forward to. A better implementation might be a screen that is attached to the be, positioned above the kid, and then a separate controller (Xbox, PlayStation, whichever) that they can hold on their lap. Then the mask can be colored in a similar scheme, but it hooks up to the usual machine

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