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Cincinnati Children's nurse invents video game to reduce child anxiety over anesthesia masks

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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CINCINNATI, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A Cincinnati Children's nurse practitioner invented a breathing-controlled video game to help young kids relax when it's time to put on an anesthesia mask and fall asleep for surgery. A Columbus, Ohio, firm has licensed the right to market the tablet-based computer application to other hospitals. 

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  • CINCINNATI, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A Cincinnati Children's nurse practitioner invented a breathing-controlled video game to help young kids relax when it's time to put on an anesthesia mask and fall asleep for surgery.
  • The gaming app, which features cartoon animals that children are able to move by breathing into a mask, helps reduce anxiety during the anesthesia-induction process.
  • "Many young patients become anxious when an anesthesia mask is placed over their face in the operating room," said Abby Hess, a doctor of nursing practice who invented the video game concept at Cincinnati Children's.
  • Hess noted that each year, thousands of kids at Cincinnati Children's and millions elsewhere across the US are given anesthesia for surgery.

Penka Kouneva Studios, Inc. Recruits Award-Winning Composer Ace Vaptsarov

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Monday, January 20, 2020
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Penka Kouneva, the renowned game and film composer of 'exquisite talent' (Forbes) is excited to announce that she has appointed the award-winning composer Ace Vaptsarov to join her composer team at Penka Kouneva Studios, Inc.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Penka Kouneva, the renowned game and film composer of 'exquisite talent' (Forbes) is excited to announce that she has appointed the award-winning composer Ace Vaptsarov to join her composer team at Penka Kouneva Studios, Inc.
    Penka Kouneva is a Hollywood composer whose music has been called "fantastic" (Billboard) and "breath-taking" (NPR), whose studio span four fields of entertainment (film, TV, video games and theme parks/Virtual reality).
  • Penka has scored numerous mobile and VR games and numerous independent feature films released on DVD.
  • Her composer awards include a Sundance Institute Fellowship, two Ovation awards, and the Recognition Award from Game Audio Network Guild.
  • Throughout his career, Ace Vaptsarov has composed and produced original scores and soundtracks for numerous award-winning films, TV, commercial campaigns, and live theater.