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NASCO
Life/form
®
“Airway Larry”
Airway Management Head
About the Simulator…
The
Life/form
®
“Airway Larry” Airway
Management Trainer is the most realistic
simulator available for the training of
intubation and other airway manage-
ment skills.
NASCO has taken great care to create
an airway management trainer that is
anatomically correct in respect to both
size and detail. Landmarks include: nos-
trils, teeth, tongue, oral and nasal phar-
ynx, larynx, cricoid ring, epiglottis, ary-
tenoid, false and true cords, trachea,
esophagus, “Airway Larry” lung set, and
stomach.
NASCO’s “Airway Larry” allows you to
practice oral, digital, and nasal intuba-
tion. E.T., E.O.A., PTL
®
, and Combitube
®
insertion can all be practiced as well
(please see “Using the Combitube
®
”).
Suction techniques and proper cuff infla-
tion can also be performed and evaluat-
ed.
Lubricating the Airway Trainer
Head:
Lubricate both the simulator and supplies
being used with the NASCO pump spray
lubricant provided (Figures 1 & 2).
Figure 1
Figure 2
NOTE: NASCO recommends the use of
the provided lubricant or a similar veg-
etable-based lubricant for the Airway
Management Trainer head. The use of a
silicone-based lubricant may cause dam-
age to the simulator, thus voiding
NASCO’s warranty on the trainer.
Set Up:
A. Connecting the Airway
1. The manikin’s airway has been dis-
connected to prevent damage dur-
ing shipping. To connect the airway,
remove the chest skin, chest plate,
compression springs, and upper
compression plate.
NOTE: Caution must be taken not to
damage the defibrillation electronics
attached to the chest skin when removing
the skin from the manikin.
For this example, assume that the sounds
stopped at 72 mmHg. From the systolic
window, press the Menu key to change
the diastolic window.
(See figure 13.)
With the arrow down key, set the correction
to –2. Press the Menu key again and the
message “CALIBRATION COMPLETE”
will appear. The main menu window will
be displayed.
Preparing Your Equipment for
Use with the NASCO
Life/form
®
Blood Pressure Simulator
To adapt your sphygmomanometer
for use with the simulator, it is first
necessary to obtain the luer fitting and the
T-fitting included with the simulator, which
is also available through your NASCO
catalog sales office. Using a wire cutting
pliers or similar instrument, carefully cut
the pressure line of the sphygmomanome-
ter about 2" from the gauge.
(See figure
14.)
Take the T-fitting and insert it between
the two ends of tubing that were previous-
ly cut.
(See figure 15.)
Assemble the
portion of pressure line tubing over the
remaining barbed end on the T-fitting.
(See figure 16.)
Figure 12
Figure13
Figure14
Lastly, take the loose end of the tub-
ing and push the female luer fitting into
it.
(See figure 17.)
Attach the female
luer fitting to the fitting marked CUFF at
the top of the unit. Once all of the neces-
sary connections have been properly
made, go to the section titled “Calibration
Procedures” and calibrate the unit. When
the calibration procedures have been
completed, the simulator is ready for use.
Figure 15
Supplies/Replacement Parts for
Blood Pressure Simulator
LF01096U
Electronic Control Unit with
Sphygmomanometer
SB20146U
Blood Pressure Speaker
System
Figure 16
Figure 17
