Hospital da Luz Lisboa has a new means of internal transport, especially dedicated to children who are going to undergo surgery. And it has already been successfully tested: Bianca was the first driver of the new BMW and demonstrated that she mastered the driving technique perfectly. On December 5th, the operating room at Hospital da Luz Lisboa received the new BMW M8 Cabrio electric mini car offered by Santogal , a toy that has served to help minimize the emotional impact of children when entering the area where they go. be subject to surgery. “This is important because it introduces a fun factor in a stressful time, both for the child and the child’s parents. It is a very simple and very effective way of entering the operating room without tantrums and without fear”, said, at the time, the administrator of Hospital da Luz, Pedro Virgínia Monteiro. The aim is for children to be able to drive the mini-BMW themselves from the hospital room to the operating room . During this journey, they are always accompanied by their parents and hospital professionals, enjoying a playful and fun moment, which helps to reduce the anxiety and stress associated with the hospital environment and the idea of surgery . It is hoped, therefore, that the tension associated with this foreign environment can be reduced, making children less apprehensive as the time of surgery approaches. Clinically, the benefits of this type of initiative are also important, as experts say, since children's distraction and relaxation end up taking on the role of 'non-therapeutic premedication', allowing the need for drugs to be reduced and enabling a less prolonged awakening after surgery. In addition to Pedro Virgínia Monteiro, the moment of delivery of the mini-BMW to Hospital da Luz Lisboa was attended by hospital manager Paulo Costa and Santogal representative, Luis Galvão. Upon arrival at the operating room, the new toy was especially celebrated by Bianca, who, always with the vigilance of her mother Filipa and the supervision of nurse Teresa Afonso, coordinator of the HLL block, debuted the mini electric car in the Hospital corridors.
