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Who Created the Kangaroo?

The Kangaroo Board was developed by 3 clever medical professionals. During a brainstorm session between a seasoned Neonatologist, a head nurse of an NICU in Scottsdale, Arizona and a head nurse of a labor and delivery unit in Chicago, Illinois, the trio realized that the current system of storing and organizing the equipment and medication associated with infant resuscitation was in need of an overhaul.

In light of new rules from American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program(NRP) and the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) all hospitals are in the process of rethinking how to:

  • Provide a safe and secure storage for resuscitation equipment and drugs.
  • Bag mask ventilate, intubate, and do cardiac compression within 2 minutes.
  • Have the equipment to rapidly insert an umbilical venous catheter and give epinephrine and a normal saline bolus within 2 – 3 minutes.
  • Keep a more visible inventory to ensure all equipment is readily available.
  • Create instant availability of equipment to offsite resuscitation teams.

A team of nurses and a neonatologist created the Kangaroo Board to create a tool that would give medical professionals all of the equipment and drugs necessary for the first 10 minutes of infant resuscitation all in one compact mobile board.

“Over 500 hospitals in the US currently agree that every delivery & resuscitation team in the country should be using the Kangaroo Board.
Find out why."
Clinician-developed. Globally trusted.

More than 20 years of readiness.

Kangaroo Board began with a simple clinical insight: during the first critical minutes of infant resuscitation, essential equipment should be visible, organized, and immediately within reach.

Kangaroo Board supporting a neonatal resuscitation setup
3 cliniciansbehind the original idea
20+ yearssupporting neonatal teams
1,000+ hospitalsusing Kangaroo Board globally
Kangaroo Board installed beside a neonatal care station
The origin

Designed by the people who understood the problem firsthand.

The Kangaroo Board was developed through a collaboration between a seasoned neonatologist, the head nurse of an NICU in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the head nurse of a labor and delivery unit in Chicago, Illinois.

Together, they recognized that traditional storage and organization systems made it harder to see, secure, transport, and rapidly access the equipment and medications associated with infant resuscitation.

The clinical need

When seconds matter, searching is not a system.

The founding team set out to create a clearer, more mobile approach to neonatal readiness.

Securely store resuscitation equipment and medications
Make essential supplies visible at a glance
Support rapid ventilation, intubation, and cardiac compression
Give offsite response teams immediate access to equipment
The result

One compact, mobile visual system.

Nurses and a neonatologist created Kangaroo Board to keep the equipment and medications needed during the first critical minutes together in one organized, transportable system.

See what’s ready
Identify what’s missing
Move with confidence
Reduce unnecessary waste

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