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Introduction
Features
Mov
ement
– Seizure indicator
– Able to position at all fours:
– Realistic rotation of the shoulder and hip joints
– Legs bend at the knees
– Arms bend at the elbow
– Manikin positions:
1. Supine 4. Left lateral
2. Semi-recumbent 5. Legs in stirrups
3. All fours 6. McRoberts
Airway Features
– Obstructed airway
– Tongue edema
– Right lung, left lung and bilateral lung blockage
– Head tilt/Chin lift
– Jaw thrust
– Suctioning techniques
– Bag-valve-mask ventilation
– Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airway insertion
– Combitube, LMA and other airway device placement
– Endotracheal intubation (ET)
– Nasotracheal intubation
– Digital intubation
– Retrograde intubation
– Nasal and oral fiberoptic intubation
– Trans-tracheal jet ventilation
– Right mainstem intubation
– Surgical and needle cricothyrotomy
– Chest tube insertion
– Cricoid pressure
– Needle decompression
Pelvic Components
– Interchangeable uterus modules
– PPH uterus with tonic and atonic states and with retained
placenta and placental fragment
– Uterine inversion
– Amniotic bag for intra partum fluids
– Bony Pelvis with landmarks
– Cervix that dilates from 4 cm to full
– Realistic vulva and anus for digital exams
– Realistic "at term" abdominal skin
– Pre-incised C-section skin
– Fluids (e.g. blood, stained amniotic fluid and urine)
– Urine catheterization/instillation
– Pelvic floor
– Birth canal
Breathing Features
– Simulated spontaneous breathing
– Variable respiratory rates (0-60 bpm)
– Bilateral and unilateral chest rise and fall
– Normal and abnormal lung sounds
– 4 anterior auscultation sites
– Bilateral midaxillary sites
– Tension pneumothorax
– Oxygen saturation waveform
Cardiac Features
– Extensive ECG library
– Normal and Abnormal Heart sounds synchronized with ECG
– ECG rhythm monitoring
– 12 lead ECG display
– Defibrillation and cardioversion
– Responds to external pacing with settable pacing threshold (20-
200 mA)
Circulation Features
– BP measured manually by auscultation of Korotkoff sounds
– Bilateral carotid pulse, brachial and radial pulses (right side only)
synchronized with ECG
– Pulse strength variable with BP
– Pulse palpation is detected & logged
Chest Compressions
– CPR compressions generate palpable pulses, blood pressure wave
form, and ECG artifacts
– Detection and logging of a series of compressions.
Other Features
– Normal and abnormal bowel sounds and fetal heart sounds (not
at the same time)
– Interchangeable pupils (normal, dialated, and constricted)
– Patient Voice
– Pre-recorded sounds
– Custom sounds