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Comforting Children with Ebola
Openideo team: Rebecca B., Craig P., Deborah P. & friends; built on A Pi’s post
Comforting Children with Ebola
LonelyScaredTraumatized In Pain
Ideas for pre /during/ and post Ebola care
PRIORITY: comforting children with Ebola
Amidst the stress of generating global momentum to stop the
ebola epidemic, statistics reveal 20% of the sick are children. Providing the special attention this vulnerable group deserves not only protects a future generation, but also dignifies healthcare efforts further empowering them.
A holistic response to ebola involves pre- during- and post- ebola
strategies for suffering children : pre- (informative toys, “no-touch” games & songs…)
during- (comfort during transport to & time in field hospital)
Post- (counseling, ad campaigns for re-integration despite community fear)
This proposal focuses on DURING the hospital stay~
How can we increase children’s comfort and reduce their fear while being treated for ebola to help them through and reduce longterm psychological scarring
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Could trama be reduced by providing friendlytactile, visual, and auditory cues ?
-Stuffed Animals-Friendly Photo Badges on care givers-Colorful, aesthetic hangings for wall or ceiling-Soothing music breaks during the days or to help sleep at night
Knitting clubs from aroundthe world could donatetheir time to knit lionsor other appropriate stuffedanimals for kids suffering Ebolaand/orthese could be sold indeveloped markets tocreate a targeted fundfor kids effected byebola
Lions for Sierra Leone
Google searchfor “knit lion”
Copper infused clothor yarn may haveDestructiveeffect on ebola cells
Duplicate stuffed animalsallow for hygiene protocol:Incinerating & replacing when needed
Liquid proof stuffedAnimals could beCreated from oldsail material or fromother impermeable materials, which wouldallow the toy to be disinfected
Waterproof Bags made fromRecycled sails
Knit Comfort Doves for Liberia
Putting a face on the PPE
A little moreHuman can go a long way
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