Sedate Your Kids While They Play 264
If your child won't sit still at the dentist, the doctor, or the kitchen table, you need the PediSedate Helmet. The device consisting of a colorful headset that connects to a game component or a portable CD player. After a snorkel attachment goes into the child's mouth, the helmet will monitor respiratory function and distribute nitrous oxide or anesthetic gas. The company website states, "The child comfortably becomes sedated while playing with a Nintendo Game Boy system or listening to music. This dramatically improves the hospital or dental experience for the child, parents and healthcare providers."
Adults? (Score:5, Funny)
Do they make an adult model? Where's my checkbook....
Re:Adults? (Score:5, Funny)
College Students will LOVE it! (Score:4, Funny)
Who needs an Adult version? After all, college students loved the Teletubbies. Any excuse for intoxication.
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I've got a big head, man....
Re:College Students will LOVE it! (Score:5, Funny)
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Yes, they do! And I heard it goes great with Pabst Blue Ribbon...
Dennis [blogspot.com]
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Wait -- what?
Hmm... (Score:4, Informative)
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That smile on the ad... (Score:2, Insightful)
... seems to suggest otherwise that the device doesn't really work properly. They need a picture of a kid with eyes like X_X and maybe his tongue hanging out for good measure.
Then I'd buy it. For... medical purposes. Yes.
This device (Score:5, Funny)
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If you're giving the kid nitrous.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:If you're giving the kid nitrous.... (Score:4, Insightful)
Not a parent, huh? You have to get them to cooperate enough to get the nitrous dispenser hooked onto their face. If they view the headset as a toy to be used while videogaming, you're far more likely to get them to cooperate.
Re:If you're giving the kid nitrous.... (Score:4, Funny)
Are kids really going to fall for that? They're not stupid. They know the gameboy or CD player works without that helmet. They're not going to suddenly be fooled by someone going "Jimmy! Your CD player needs this large, indimidating helmet, and a tube stuck down your throat to work!"
You'd have more luck taking House's approach, and take a hit of nitrous yourself before strapping it to the kid.
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I've used it while at the dentist (though not any more - it's too expensive to be worth it), and it was nowhere near strong enough to replace a novocaine injection or others for anything but the most trivial stuff that I wouldn't have minded doing without any sedation at all anyway.
It was however a very pleasant addition. When I had nitrous, I was in the chair
And Now you Know (Score:2)
What ? (Score:2, Insightful)
How come this kind of posts even make it to the main page? That too into Game section, in which way this falls into game category? aah forget it.
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It matches the section's colour.
Relax people (Score:5, Funny)
It's a joke.
I think.
I hope.
God, don't let this be true.
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Of course it's a joke, just like the "ball and chain with a time" joke. It's a felony for anyone to administer any kind of general anesthetic other than a licensed anesthetologist, mostly because generals are moderately dangerous. Last I heard, the most like reason you'd die on the operating table was a problem with the general.
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It's a felony for anyone to administer any kind of general anesthetic other than a licensed anesthetologist
Which is why dentists have been double-majoring in dental surgery and anesthesiology, so that they can offer advanced sedation techniques to their patients.
Re:Relax people (Score:4, Funny)
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Why? If it is a way to have children relax and prepare for surgery, it's a good thing.
No, it is NOT for everyday use, or home use.
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When I was 11 or 12 or so, I had teeth removed at the dentists. For whatever reason I got scared on the chair as they went to sedate me and went into a panic. I'm pretty sure I landed at least a couple of good kicks and punches ("Oooh my solar-plexus.." one of the men cried, I'll always remember) in the minute or two before they managed to hold me down and anaesthetise me.
So I note the line "more comfortable for .... healthcare providers" in the article and don't doubt it's for real. ;)
What happened to... (Score:4, Funny)
What happened to good ol parenting and talking the kid through the procedure with soothing words like, "just one more and we'll be done"
are you kidding me? (Score:3, Insightful)
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Those children grew up to be a little angry and thinking smacking kids is a good thing.
My kids behave fine, and I don't have to bully or beat them.
Maybe you should use a more modern technique for child care?
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Contrary to current trendy beliefs, history shows this to be entirely untrue. Like it or not, if smacking your kid when he did something wrong turned him into an evil bastard when he/she was an adult then all of us would be evil bastards continuing to smack our children when they do something like parents used to.
The entire animal kingdom uses punishment this very same way, you can cream in your pants all you want about not punishing your children and do all you want to convince yourself that positive reen
Umm... Why? (Score:4, Insightful)
Look, I'm not going to get into the whole debate about punishments. But this isn't even for when the kid did something wrong. It's a kid with a medical problem, which makes a lot of adults anxious too, in an unfamiliar place, etc. It's a kid which is ill, maybe in pain, and scared.
So your solution is obviously to smack him upside the head... Just because in your day they didn't have ways to make an already shitty situation less traumatizing. Better make sure your kid is properly traumatized by the experience too.
Right...
Geeze. This must be a new low even by the standards of Slashdot trolling.
this doesn't look like an onion story (Score:2)
I mean, it sounds like an Onion story but none of the links are going to the Onion.
Not a joke? (Score:2)
April 1st was a month and 20 days ago.
I actually had to check.
This has to be a joke.
Any use of this device would be misuse in my opinion.
Oblig. (Score:5, Funny)
Bender: And so I ask you this one question: Have you ever tried simply turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
It is a medical device. (Score:3, Informative)
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What, you want your medical insurance to buy the PS3?
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Only if I get to keep it!
I'm stumped (Score:2)
I was going to write something snarky, but I'm honestly stumped.
I can't decide whether this is an innocuous gimmick or something subtly terrifying.
OK. I have to try something; if you switched out the nitrous tank for something foul smelling and nausea inducing, you could use this rig for adversion training obsessive vidiot kids.
Forget the safety of our kids (Score:2)
Brave New World... (Score:3, Informative)
Hard Mode (Score:5, Funny)
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You and every other being on the face of the planet.
It's not a joke... (Score:5, Insightful)
If you RTFA it's not a joke, but it's not meant for home use, it's for doctors to use in the doctor's office to put kids under with less anxiety.
-Taylor
Dental visit, hell! (Score:2)
One of this would _vastly_ improve the workday!
RTFA (Score:5, Informative)
It is for medical use only. Evryone that is bitching about Parents not being parents, and ADD, smacking kids, etc. Please RTFA
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So its to help out doctors when parents won't smack their children and they can't without getting sued?
Seriously, the problem still comes back to the parents smacking their damn kids when they won't listen to what they are told.
You can read the article all you want, it won't change the fact that its a stupid fix to a stupid problem created by idiots who think they are smarter than everyone else. The entire rest of the animal kingdom 'smacks their kids' when they get out of line.
Humans, thanks to 'doctors'
Snorkle attachment in mouth...at the dentist's? (Score:2)
Won't dental work be difficult with a snorkle attachment in the child's mouth?
How exactly does that work?
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You take the snorkel out and do the dental work once the kid is under.
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Hammer and dentures. Done.
Holy cow! (Score:2)
You know, I thought the kiddie ball and chain [slashdot.org] was the best (and funniest) child accessory ever, and would not be topped for quite a while.
I stand corrected.
Combine the lil' gas helmet with the lil' ball and chain, and hilarity ensues.
Do they still exist? (Score:2, Redundant)
The website [pedisedate.com] for the company looks old. All their press room links are from 2002. Did this product ever make it into production or was the idea abandoned?
And yes, the headline is horribly misleading. This is a medical device for children undergoing surgery, not a home device for controlling your kids.
so when can I get one? (Score:2)
Kidstoned Chewable Valium (Score:2)
I would still rather go with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8fbHpttc5A [youtube.com]
It's easier to do than a big helmet.
Malignant Hyperthermia (Score:2)
And if the child has an undiagnosed case of malignant hyperthermia? "Lesser-trained" medical professionals should not be messing around with volatile anaesthetics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_hyperthermia [wikipedia.org]
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And "lesser trained" professional shouldn't be using a scalpel.
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First, the drugs in question are already in use, and this device doesn't do much to change that.
Second, malignant hyperthermia is not immediately life threatening -- in general there would be plenty of time to call the paramedics and get the appropriate treatment at a hospital.
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1. I really can't see having to wear that being much more comforting than just having a parent in to reassure the kid. Make it so they don't need to go in alone. Whether this is just for medical facilities to use or not, it doesn't strike me as a wonderful idea.
2. In the picture, is that a boy or a girl, or some mix? Because gyuh.
Kids today... medicate them all... (Score:2)
This is progress? (Score:2)
I remember once I had surgery as a kid over 15 years ago. They gave me a small cup with something to drink (some kind of anesthetic I guess) and then sat me down at an NES with Zelda. I was out in a few minutes.
This sounds like a step BACK from that.
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because they put it under games..
Re:Is drugs the answer? (Score:5, Informative)
Parents use Strawberry flavored milk and sudafed.
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a) be presented so the child will fight it less
b) monitor the child's vitals (it implies this isn't standard practice for NO2 at the dentist)
when undergoing routine procedures that require anesthetics. The summary does seem like it is saying just pump them full of sedatives anytime you take them to the doctor.
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Re:Is drugs the answer? (Score:5, Funny)
I would take more of a compromise tack. Instead of opening a can of whoop-ass on your little delinquent, or using some wishy washy sedation on them, I suggest heroin*. It's both soothing and hardcore.
Also, a benefit of being their drug dealer is that you can cut them off when they have been naughty. It's a great disciplinary tactic, at least until they are big enough to commit drug-related crime to get more.
You can also ensure that your kids have only the purest and safest (relatively) dosages and that they use clean needles too!
This message brought to you by the Afghan Agricultural Council.
* Heroin may be habit-forming. Be sure to consult the Internet before usage.
Re:Is drugs the answer? (Score:5, Funny)
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Drugs are the question. "Yes." is the answer.
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Well, you can get the same effect by strapping on a scuba tank and going down to about 215 feet or so. Then you would not need the "snorkel". However the CD or game component probably would not work.
Re:Is drugs the answer? (Score:5, Insightful)
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But that nagging feeling of it b
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Let me be the first to say. . . (Score:5, Funny)
Welcome to Slashdot, where the 'editors' routinely post multi-year-old 'news'.
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Your journal hasn't been updated for 7 months... just sayin'.
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PROTIP: it's not addictive. (Nor is it even metabolised by the body.)
Not much point to it on its own anyway, it only really becomes worthwhile in combination with acid / shrooms.
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It can still become a psychological addition, and those are often as or more powerful than a physical addition, in difficulty to break.
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In that case the dental work could become a psychological addiction too. And an addiction to dental work is probably more dangerous than an addiction to nitrous.
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Yeah, but I imagine it'd be cheaper and less difficult to get Nitrous, since no dentist is going to let a young kid book their own appointment (probably no one under 18, even).
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You're wrong. I cant be bothered to provide any support for my assertion but then neither could you.
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Lots of the ADD over-referrals are because little girls sit still more readily than little boys, and we have lots of female primary school teachers. "Boys will be boys" is replaced with "ADD is much more prevalent in males". The over-referrals be damned, though, the doctors shouldn't drug up every kid referred to them regardless of actual diagnostics.
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If you can't handle a child acting like a child, the answer is NOT to modify the child!!!
Unless it's the "off switch for children" that Douglas Adams mentioned.
Re:Jesus Christ! (Score:5, Funny)
Dr. Foster: Would you please tell your son to stop?
Ned's Dad: We can't do it, man! That's discipline! That's like tellin' Gene Krupa not to go [starts banging on the desk] "boom boom bam bam bam, boom boom bam bam bam, boom boom boom bam ba ba ba ba, da boo boo tss!" We don't believe in rules, like, we gave them up when we started livin' like freaky beatniks!
Dr. Foster: You don't believe in rules, yet you want to control Ned's anger.
Ned's Mom: Yeah. You gotta help us, Doc. We've tried nothin' and we're all out of ideas.
Simpsons, "Hurricane Neddy" [snpp.com]
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See my other comment. My objection is not to discipline. My objection is to medicating. That's what this thing is supposed to do. Make them high!
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Most diagnoses of ADD and ADHD are pure bullshit. Unquestionably everyone is different and perhaps there are rare instances where medication are actually required to get people within the broad window we call "normal." But as an example, of all the morbidly obese people in the world and especially in the U.S., only a tiny fraction of a single percent of those people have actual "medical" conditions as the root cause. The rest all brought it on to themselves in some way... or their parents did it to them
Re:Jesus Christ! (Score:5, Insightful)
It's the TYPE of control I object to, not control. My sons, three of them, have all been exceptionally easy to manage without drugs or anything similar. I use spanking and similar old fashioned methods and always have. Frankly, when spanking properly, you don't have to spank so often and eventually not at all. But every time I see a parent attempt to "medicate" behavior I get angry because the potential damage is pretty obvious to me. Kids need to be TAUGHT not medicated.
Re:Jesus Christ! (Score:5, Insightful)
Kids need to be TAUGHT not medicated.
Wow, you teach your kids to sit still while their teeth are being drilled without any anesthetic? You must, since these are medical devices, and not for parental use. That's pretty hard-core, dude.
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You are missing what the article is keying in on. For one, it is talking about waiting rooms and even places like the kitchen/dinner table. We are talking about "fidgety kids" and the proposed solution as sedation. I can't agree with sedation as the cure for being fidgety. Self-discipline is the cure for such behavior and it can be taught with patience and focus. These same kids can spend hours in front of a TV or a game so the problem is not likely to be the inability to focus or remain calm, but rath
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And one more thing. A perfect example for today.
I really want to go see the new Terminator movie with my two older boys today. The problem is that my wife has to work this evening and my third son is less than three years old. I can count the number of parents and people I know on more than two hands and two feet that would simply give the baby some "cough medicine" so that they can go see the movie. Not this parent. Tonight, I stay home... I doubt I can find a suitable babysitter and I sure as hell am
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I like it. It was just what I needed after a bland, heavy lunch.
Re:Idle is there for a reason (Score:5, Interesting)
I think samzenpus was hired to make kdawson look competent by comparison.