TraumaMan
TraumaMan is a surgical simulation manikin used for teaching surgical skills, including the American College of Surgeons' Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, to medical professionals.[1] TraumaMan is also used to advance surgical skills in combat situations.[2]
The TraumaMan surgical trainer has become a preferred alternative to the use of animals by both medical students and instructors alike for teaching emergency trauma surgical skills.[3][4]
TraumaMan is used to train on the following surgical procedures [5]
- Cricothyroidotomy
- Percutaneous tracheostomy
- Needle decompression
- Chest tube insertion
- Pericardiocentesis
- Diagnostic peritoneal lavage
- Intravenous cutdown
References
- ↑ Block, EF; Lottenberg, L; Flint, L; Jakobsent, J; Liebnitzky, D (July 2002). "Use of a human patient simulator for the advanced trauma life support course.". American Surgeon. 7. PMID 12132752.
- ↑ Scerbo, Mark W.; Weireter, Jr., Leonard J.; Bliss, James P.; Schmidt, Elizabeth A.; Hanner, Hope (Aug 16, 2004). "An Examination of Surgical Skill Performance under Combat Conditions Using a Mannequin-Based Simulator in a Virtual Environment.". RTO-MP-HFM-109.
- ↑ Ali, Jameel; Sorvari, Anne; Pandya, Anand (Aug 27, 2012). "Teaching Emergency Surgical Skills for Trauma Resuscitation-Mechanical Simulator versus Animal Model.". ISRN Emergency Medicine. 2012.
- ↑ Balcombe, Jonathan (2004). "Medical Training Using Simulation: Toward Fewer Animals and Safer Patients.". Alternative Laboratory Animals. 32(S1).
- ↑ Simulab Corporation web site
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