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FROM STAFF: FAILURE OF TRANS WARMER (INFANT TRANSPORT MATTRESS WITH WARMGEL) TO ADEQUATELY WARM UP WHEN ACTIVATED. WARMER IN L&D [LABOR AND DELIVERY] PREPARED FOR ACCEPTANCE OF 23+6 WEEKER BEING BORN EMERGENTLY WITH TRANS WARMER. UPON ADMISSION TO THE NICU [NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT], BABY'S INITIAL TEMPERATURE WAS 36 DEGREES C. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANS WARMER HAD NOT WARMED WHEN ACTIVATED. DURING THE ADMISSION PROCESS, NO LESS THAN 4 TRANS WARMERS WERE CRACKED AND ACTIVATED BUT DID NOT WARM. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THESE TRANS WARMER ARE CORRECTLY ACTIVATED AND WARM AS TO PREVENT A BABY FROM GETTING COLD. THERE SHOULD BE COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPANY AS TO DETERMINE A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE TRANS WARMER'S FAILURE TO ACTIVATE. PRODUCT USED: TRANS WARMER INFANT TRANSPORT MATTRESS WITH WARMGEL. REF: 20421. COMPANY: COOPER SURGICAL 95 CORPORATE DRIVE TRUMBULL, CT 06611.