A new piece of medical equipment is being tested right now called the Pedisedate. Basically, it is a headset that is placed on a child before they are admitted to surgery. The device connects to a Game Boy or portable CD player (yup, not a Nintendo DS or iPod — apparently the Pedisedate also transports you to 1996) and a snorkel-like piece swings forward and is placed over the child’s nose. As the kid plays videogames or listens to music, nitrous oxide, an anesthetic gas, is emitted through the snorkel and puts the child to sleep.

  • sbv
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    10 months ago

    Isn’t the kid gonna drop the Gameboy when they go under?

    • MrScottyTay
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      10 months ago

      They’re not under, just sedated. It’s likely they just keep playing to keep their attention elsewhere while they do whatever? Unless they get heavily sedated then the doctors and nurses could just take it out of their hands.