Gaumard Scientific
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Medical Simulation |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Daphne Eggert, CEO and President John Eggert, Executive Vice President |
| Products | Victoria®, Noelle®, HAL® |
Number of employees | 301 |
| Website | www.gaumardscientific.com |
Gaumard Scientific is a Miami, Florida-based company that creates simulators for major teaching hospitals and nursing schools, medical military training and emergency medical services. The company traces its history to 1946 and has 300 employees.[1]
A World War II trauma physician who explored the use of simulators for battlefield surgery founded Gaumard Scientific and developed the company’s first product, which was a synthetic human skeleton used to replace the use of actual human skeletons in medical training programs.[2][3]
The company manufactures simulators and training devices in the following categories:[4]
- Birthing simulators
- Examples: Victoria (birthing simulator),[5] Noelle[6][7]
- Obstetric birthing torsos
- Battery operated remote control patient simulators for:
- Medical military training
- Emergency medical training
- Obstetrics and gynecology training
- Nursing care simulators
- Newborn and pediatric care
- Respiratory care trainers and simulators
- ALS and BLS simulators
- Surgical care simulators
- Women's health training devices and simulators
- Men's health training devices and simulators
References
- ^ Ampel, Celia (15 September 2014). "Miami company conveives hyper-realitic birthing simulator". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Dahlberg, Nancy (14 September 2014). "Miami-based Gaumard's medical simulators provide human (like) touch". Miami Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Gaumard - About Us Page". Gaumard.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Gaumard website". Gaumard.com.
- ^ Tresca, Amber (September 25, 2014). "The Mother of All Birth Simulators?". UBM Medica Network. ObGyn.net. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Schuch, Sarah (16 October 2014). "Robot teacher: Kettering University receives robotic birthing simulator to enhance learning". MLive. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Zizaza, Nicky (1 October 2014). "U of M Flint unveils new simulation lab". Michigan NBC/NBC 25. Retrieved 21 October 2014.