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A safety pad or mattress such as for use in a crib prevents sudden infant death syndrome by ensuring an oxygenated breathing space for the infant. Reticulated foam is made into a pad or a mattress and may be covered with a fitted open weave fabric covering. An embedded air tube is interconnected wit

A safety pad or mattress such as for use in a crib prevents sudden infant death syndrome by ensuring an oxygenated breathing space for the infant. Reticulated foam is made into a pad or a mattress and may be covered with a fitted open weave fabric covering. An embedded air tube is interconnected with an air pump which circulates fresh, i.e., oxygenated, air in the breathing space. The air pump may be inside or outside the mattress. The forced air circulation flushes any exhaled carbon dioxide from the breathing space, even when the infant is face down or otherwise in a prone position on the mattress, to prevent carbon dioxide poisoning. The air circulation flow rate is limited to prevent infant cooling. A pad bladder for similar function may be provided having a layer of reticulated foam sandwiched between upper and lower air impervious sheets and dispersing air introduced therebetween. The upper sheet has a pattern of air holes for release of the dispersed air. Two or more zones with different air flow rates may be established with different air hole patterns, so that a higher risk infant can receive a relatively higher air flow rate. A patient care surface uses a low air loss bladder with a sandwiched layer of reticulated foam as an air dispersing element and a still higher air flow rate for intentionally cooling and drying a patient, which aids the skin and other general condition of the patient.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An infant safety device for the prevention of infant asphyxiation, said safety device comprising:an infant support pad having an upper support surface formed by a first layer comprised of air permeable material, and a predetermined non-blockable supplemental air dispenser

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An infant safety device for the prevention of infant asphyxiation, said safety device comprising:an infant support pad having an upper support surface formed by a first layer comprised of air permeable material, and a predetermined non-blockable supplemental air dispenser therebeneath, so that a predetermined breathing space is created below an infant received on said upper support surface; andforced air circulation means for circulating oxygenated air through said breathing space via said air dispenser so that carbon dioxide exhaled by an infant received on said upper support surface is flushed from said breathing space so as to prevent asphyxiation of the infant due to carbon dioxide poisoning while oxygenated air for inhaling by such infant is provided to said breathing space so as to prevent asphyxiation of such infant due to oxygen deprivation wherein said air permeable material and said air dispenser comprise respective layers of reticulated foam having in a range of from about 20 to about 100 pores per inch, and said air permeable material and said air dispenser layers each respectively are at least about one-quarter inch thick.