Pikeville Medical Center Receives Grant

Pikeville Medical Center Receives Grant

Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) recently received a $59,000 grant from Kosair Charities to purchase a Temperature Management “Cooling Blanket Therapy” System for the PMC Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).This temperature management system has the ability to cool a newborn’s body and brain temperature, potentially saving a baby’s life in certain situations.This system uses a technique called hypothermia treatment, in which the newborn is wrapped in a waterproof blanket that circulates cool water around a baby, lowering the body’s temperature to 92.3 degrees Fahrenheit. Experts say decreasing the temperature cools the baby’s brain and body, reducing the risk of brain injury by as much as 50 percent

Source: MG News


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