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Some techniques for portable incubators

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A fully satisfactory portable infant incubator has not yet been marketed. This paper discusses some improvements which have been tried experimentally. These include better heat delivery, faster response to the infant's needs, higher humidity, lower power consumption, and wider range of oxygen content.

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Un incubateur pour bébés, portatif et entièrement satisfaisant n'est pas encore apparu sur le marché. Cet essai discute quelques améliorations apportées et qui on été mises à l'essai par expérience: une meilleure répartition de chaleur, une réponse plus rapide aux besoins de l'enfant, une humidité plus intense, une consommation moins importante d'énergie, et une gamme plus large de capacité d'oxygène.

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Ein völlig zufriedenstellender, tragbarer Säuglings-Inkubator wurde noch nicht auf den Markt gebracht. In diesem Papier werden einige Verbesserungen, mit denen experimentelle Versuche gemacht wurden, diskutiert. Diese enthalten eine bessere Wärmeabgabe, ein schnelleres Reagieren auf den Bedarf des Säuglings, größere Lufteuchtigkeit, geringeren Stromverbrauch und einen größeren Sauerstoffgehalt.

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    Nelson D. Durie

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Durie, N.D. Some techniques for portable incubators. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 16, 323–329 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442435

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