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. 68 (7): 648–51. 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". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.215.2077.
- ^ Ali, Jameel; Sorvari, Anne; Pandya, Anand (2012). "Teaching Emergency Surgical Skills for Trauma Resuscitation-Mechanical Simulator versus Animal Model". ISRN Emergency Medicine. 2012: 1–6. doi:10.5402/2012/259864.
- ^ Balcombe, Jonathan (2004). "Medical Training Using Simulation: Toward Fewer Animals and Safer Patients". Alternatives to Laboratory Animals. 32 (S1): 553–560. doi:10.1177/026119290403201s90. PMID 23581135.
- ^ Simulab Corporation web site