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Schools/Colleges Smart Hospital gets new manikin that uses wireless technology | Smart Hospital gets new manikin that uses wireless technology |
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| Written by Stephanie Goddard, Contributor to The Shorthorn | ||||
| Tuesday, 21 July 2009 05:48 PM | ||||
 New to the Smart Hospital, the SimMan 3G is an artificial patient capable of normal life signs such as breathing, bleeding and sweating. It also convulses, froths at the mouth or automatically reacts to different medicines. (The Shorthorn: Stephanie Goddard) The SimMan 3G is an artificial patient capable of normal life signs such as breathing, bleeding and sweating. It also convulses, froths at the mouth and has automated medicine reactions. The Smart Hospital began using SimMan manikins when it opened two years ago, but the new upgrade allows for more realistic simulations. For example, during a severe trauma simulation the manikin’s leg detaches from the body and blood spurts from the wound. The blood is distilled water and red dye. Previous high-fidelity models talked and allowed students to practice using a catheter, responding to heart rates and incubating patients. All these features also appear in the upgraded version. Unlike his predecessors, the SimMan 3G uses an internal air compressor and runs off wireless technology. A university press release said this wireless feature makes the model “more mobile for simulations outside the confines of the hospital room.” Created by Laerdal, the manikin will be used for practice with CPR, defibrillators and IVs when classes start in the fall. Views: 1079 | E-mail
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