Pediatric Device for Induction of Anesthesia
PEDIA is a mask free device for the induction of anesthesia, ENSURING EVERY CHILD HAS A STRESS-FREE INDUCTION EXPERIENCE.
Have you ever had a pediatric patient show anxiety during mask placement during induction…push the mask away, turn away, say no, maybe cry or scream or go completely limp/rigid? Have you ever needed to BRUTANE* a pediatric patient? Even a little bit (hold their hands down, keep their head still, keep them from kicking away?).
Well, over 50% of kids have anxiety during mask placement, even with all the modern approaches like sedation, iPhone and other distraction.
So we found the solution.
PEDIA is the only mask-free induction system available on the market. It was designed to decrease pediatric anxiety during mask induction and even make it fun!
UNMASKED The PEDIA is a maskless induction device designed to make children ages 3 and up think they’re playing with a balloon while they induce themselves.
Of all the stresses kids have to endure while awaiting surgery, mask placement may be at the top of the list. The unpleasant smell and tight seal often cause children to panic and resist. To turn a child’s panic into play, a nurse anesthetist has invented a maskless induction device that’s currently under FDA review. The Pediatric Device for Induction of Anesthesia (PeDIA), a balloon-shaped device that looks like an old-time hot-water bottle, lets children ages 3 and up induce themselves, says PeDIA’s inventor, Diane Manzella Miller, MHS, CRNA, of Fairfax, Va. “It makes induction fun and engaging,” she says.
*(Note: Brutane is an anesthesia euphemism that means to apply 1 part anesthesia and 2 parts brute force. The operating room staff hold the patient still (restrain) to “get through induction”. Everyone knows about brutane. If they don’t, they haven’t been in the OR long).