New medical tape reduces pain for newborns, older adults
<p><span word="Babies">Babies</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="tubes">tubes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="softer">softer</span>.</p><p><span word="Jeff">Jeff</span> <span word="Karp">Karp</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>. <span word="Doctor">Doctor</span> <span word="Harp">Harp</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Regenerative">Regenerative</span> <span word="Therapeutics">Therapeutics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Brigham">Brigham</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>, <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="newborns">newborns</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tapes">tapes</span>, [<span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span>] <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="needing">needing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="probes">probes</span>, <span word="endotracheal">endotracheal</span> <span word="tubes">tubes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="EKG">EKG</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="a">a</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pulse">pulse</span>.”</p><p><span word="Removing">Removing</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newborn">newborn</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>. <span word="Doctor">Doctor</span> <span word="Karp">Karp</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="horror">horror</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="torn">torn</span>.”</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="harming">harming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>.</p>
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