Stick-on temperature indicators are now being tested in Wau, Southern Sudan. Additional studies in Malawi, India,
We are now distributing the ThermoSpot.
This stick-on temperature gauge is the very first low cost simple hypothermia device. The fading smile on this LCD (liquid crystal display) ThermoSpot temperature indicator could save babies from hypothermia, a leading cause of neonatal death. The smile is seen on a disc stuck onto the skin which monitors temperature and stays green if the baby has a healthy temperature of between 36.5ºC (97.7ºF) to 37.5ºC (99.5ºF). If the baby's temperature drops, the smile disappears and the spot turns black. The simple device can stay in place for up to ten days.
Articles:
Effect of community-based behaviour change management on neonatal mortality in Shivgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Neonatal hypothermia detection by ThermoSpot in Indian urban slum dwellings
Hypothermia and the use of ThermoSpots
ThermoSpot in the detection of neonatal hypothermia
Temperature monitoring in newborns using thermospot
Temperature monitoring with ThermoSpots in Malawi
This stick-on temperature gauge is the very first low cost simple hypothermia device. The fading smile on this LCD (liquid crystal display) ThermoSpot temperature indicator could save babies from hypothermia, a leading cause of neonatal death. The smile is seen on a disc stuck onto the skin which monitors temperature and stays green if the baby has a healthy temperature of between 36.5ºC (97.7ºF) to 37.5ºC (99.5ºF). If the baby's temperature drops, the smile disappears and the spot turns black. The simple device can stay in place for up to ten days The device is in use in India, Nepal, Malawi and Siberia. One of the most important aspects of this innovation is that it is designed for easy use by illiterate mothers.
ThermoSpot stick-on reusable thermometers- set of 25
Submitted by Maternova on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 10:24
The ThermoSpot is a non-invasive hypothermia indicator for newborns, infants and children. It is a single 12 mm flexible plastic disc that sticks directly onto the skin and can remain on for as long as 7-10 days. It is for use in a facility by a clinician, by a community health worker or by a parent. The device changes color when the baby's core body temperature changes, allowing it to be understood even by a non-literate parent. When it is black the child has severe hypothermia. Note that the device has been tested in Malawi, Nepal and India. The simple device comes in a strip of 5. Five strips of 5 are in each pak. Each thermometer is actually re-usable once it is washed with soapy water making it extremely cost-effective. The device has a CE-mark.
