Imagine being a child being prepped for surgery, surrounded by scalpels and strangers wearing masks, hats and gloves. An anesthesia mask hovers over your face in a brightly lit operating room. Sounds ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A Cincinnati nurse has invented a first-of-its-kind video game to help ease kids’ anxiety before surgery. Abby Hess is a nurse practitioner at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital who ...

Game uses the child’s controlled breathing to move cartoon animals on their tablet Hospitals can be scary places for children, especially if they need surgery. Even if they’re used to the beeping ...

Abby Hess, DNP, who works in the Cincinnati Children’s pre-anesthesia consultation clinic, developed the anxiety-allaying game with the support of the Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and ...

Cincinnati Children's is the first medical center in the United States to pilot a video game to help children relax when they need to receive anesthesia before falling asleep for surgery.Children's ...