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. TraumaMan is also used to advance surgical skills in combat situations.
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.
TraumaMan is used to train on the following surgical procedures
- 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. doi:10.1177/000313480206800720. PMID 12132752.
- ↑ Scerbo, Mark W.; Weireter, Jr., Leonard J.; Bliss, James P.; Schmidt, Elizabeth A.; Hanner, Hope (2004). "An Examination of Surgical Skill Performance under Combat Conditions Using a Mannequin-Based Simulator in a Virtual Environment". Old Dominion University Norfolk VA. ADA444915.
- ↑ 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. hdl:1807/87620.
- ↑ 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. S2CID 25582215.
- ↑ "TraumaMan System". Simulab Corporation.