Phew! Another crazy day at work. This weekend we got our first total body cooling patient. We just bought two cooling blankets and this was the first chance we’ve had to use it. It’s kind of freaky when you touch the baby to feel how cold they are. The patient we were cooling this weekend was kept at 33.5 C (92F). Research is showing that hypothermia after an ischemic brain injury can minimize the damage. Previously we had to send out all of our babies so doing it in house now is a pretty big step.