Aussie researchers have developed an interactive "toy" that diverts kids' attention from pain when their dressings are changed.
Ditto's designers at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane describe it as a circular touch-screen unit that uses motion sensors and vibration feedback to maximises sensory distraction when children's dressings are changed.
Practice Nurse Policy Makes Perfect Sense
Today’s Government announcements on general practice nurses will assist GPs in providing care for patients.
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He/she can even look underneath things by tipping the Ditto upside-down.
"They get really engrossed, rotating the device and zooming in and out," New Scientist magazine quoted project leader Sam Bucolo as saying.
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Nanotechnology used to kill bacteria and eliminate odors in socks, food containers, medical dressings and even teddy bears might be harmful to the environment.
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A new way to counter the dreaded MRSA seems to have been found - stitches and dressings laced with bacteria-killing viruses.
A new way to counter the dreaded MRSA seems to have been found - stitches and dressings laced with bacteria-killing viruses.
