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Figure 1
NASCO Life/form
®
Injectable
Training Arm
About the Simulator…
The
Life/form
®
Injectable Training Arm
Simulator (Figure 1) duplicates the
human condition as closely as modern
plastics technology allows — it is almost
the real thing. Its care and treatment
should be the same as with a patient;
abuse or rough handling will damage
the simulator — just as it would cause
pain to a patient.
Although this arm will provide years of
trouble-free usage, the skin and veins
can be readily replaced when needed.
The outer skin is easily peeled off reveal-
ing the “core” and veins, providing, liter-
ally, a brand new arm. The life of the
replaceable skin and veins will be pro-
longed by utilizing smaller needle sizes
(such as 20- to 25-gauge). However, if
instruction with larger needle sizes is
required, this can be done; the skin and
veins will merely need to be replaced
sooner. The Skin and Vein Kits are avail-
able through NASCO (see page 9 for
list of supplies).
Internal Structure:
Internally, the vascular structure (rubber
tubing) begins at the shoulder and con-
tinues under the arm, crosses the antecu-
bital fossa forearm, makes a loop in the
back of the hand, and then returns to the
underarm. This venous system (Figure 2)
is constructed of special plastic tubing
Figure 2
with the lumen being the approximate
size of a human vein. This vascular struc-
ture has an inlet tubing and an outlet
tubing at the shoulder. It is via these
tubes that synthetic blood is injected and
removed, thus allowing practice in the
techniques of blood drawing and starting
intravenous infusions.
General Instructions for Use:
A. Preparing the Synthetic Blood
1. Fill the pint bottle containing synthet-
ic blood concentrate with distilled
water (Figure 3).
2. Pour the synthetic blood into one of
the bags (Figure 4).
Figure 3
Pinch
Clamp
Outlet Tubing
Inlet Tubing
Pinch
Clamp
12"
Life/form
®
Blood
Venous System
Anterior
Posterior
Needle
Adapter
Posterior
Anterior
Familiarizing Yourself with the
NASCO
Life/form
®
Blood Pressure
Simulator Control Panel
Under the display window are three
buttons: Menu, Gap, and Calibrate.
(See
figure 5.)
The systolic pressure is set by
pressing the Menu key once. The pressure
is adjusted up or down using the up or
down arrow keys.
(See figure 6.)
The
diastolic pressure is set by pressing the
Menu key a second time. Adjust the setting
up and down with the arrow up or down
keys.
(See figure 7.)
The heart rate is
set by pressing the Menu key a third time,
and adjusting the rate with the arrow up
and down keys. The pulse rate can be set
from 0 beats per minute to 300 beats per
minute.
(See figure 8.)
The palpation
can be set to either on or pulseless.
When the pulseless setting is used, the
diastolic and systolic pressures will auto-
matically be set to 0.
Palpable pulse feature
The NASCO
Life/form
®
Blood Pressure
Simulator also incorporates a palpable
pulse at the radial location.
(
See figure
9.
)
Palpations can be felt upon start-up of
the unit or after blood pressure settings
have been made. Press the Menu key
repeatedly until “Set PALPATION” menu
appears. “Pulse ON” is defaulted and
enables the palpation feature. Palpations
continue during inflation until the cuff
pressure reaches the systolic set point, and
resumes when the cuff pressure reaches
the systolic set point during the deflation of
the cuff.
Figure 3
Figure 5
Figure 4
Figure 6
Figure 7
