Simulaids Introduces
Revolutionary New Advanced Life Support 'STAT Simulator,'
A Training
Aid for Emergency, Medical and Rescue Personnel
WOODSTOCK, N.Y., July
23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Simulaids, Inc., a developer and
manufacturer of training aids for emergency, medical, and rescue
personnel, today announced that it is introducing a new electronic
"STAT Simulator." This is the first truly portable
computer-driven scenario training unit, and is the latest in the
Advanced Life Support category and a significant advance in manikin
design. Simulaids, a subsidiary of The Aristotle Corporation (Nasdaq:
ARTL
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said the life-size "body" features an internal pneumatic
system, heart and lung sounds, IBP and NIBP, compression and
ventilation sensors, drug entry, and a Personal Data Assistant
(PDA).
"This new
product is a significant step forward in Simulaids retaining its
leadership position in the evolving industry for manikin design, and
demonstrates that we continue to revolutionize functionality with
this cutting-edge offering," said Jack McNeff, Vice President
of Business Operations for Simulaids. "With the higher profile
of rescue work since 9/11, our customers have placed increased
emphasis on having more high-tech and life-like training aids, and
we continue to respond to that demand. Additionally, our
industry-leading, cost-effective technology allows us to fulfill our
stated mission of developing realistic training equipment to better
prepare professionals who help save lives."
This PDA STAT
breathes on its own utilizing its unique interior compressor. This
system eliminates the need for an external electronic compressor, or
a manual one, such as a bulb for squeezing or a foot pump. Features
controlled by the pneumatic system include breathing, pneumothorax,
laryngospasm, tongue swelling, and twelve pulse points which are
synchronized with the ECG and allow the strength to be controlled by
the trainer. Students training on this more lifelike figure will
benefit from their instructors performing more unlimited drills with
the menu-driven PDA. The PDA is a handheld keypad for controlling
manikin operation, and offers advantages over a notebook computer of
being smaller and less expensive, while having a longer battery
life.
The heart sounds are
located at four sites and synchronized with the ECG. The lung sounds
are located at six anterior and four posterior sites, with the rate
controlled by the trainer. Both have adjustable volumes.
The IBP waveform can
be viewed by connecting a cable to an invasive blood pressure
monitor, while the NIPB arm produces Korotkoff sounds. Both are
synchronized with the ECG. The compression sensor measures the depth
of a compression and generates a carotid pulse in response. The
ventilation sensor measures rate and volume. The model also features
a virtual pulse oximeter, a virtual capnometer, and drug entry
algorithms based upon American Heart Association protocols. These
algorithms allow the teacher to select the most commonly used drugs
and dosages from a menu, and determine the physiological response.
Once a training
scenario has been completed, the PDA programming will allow the
instructor to download the exercise to a personal computer. Review
of the event by the instructor and the student will conclude the
full feature training exercise.
This new manikin is
the next generation of Simulaids' "STAT" manikin
introduced last year, which features joints with near-human range of
motion, as well as a rib cage motion that mimics life-like
respirations and multiple pulse points that demonstrate blood
pressure variations. The fully upgradeable 5-foot, 10-inch
"body" features accurate human anatomy, and allows
training in skill areas such as pulses, CPR, multiple injection
sites, advanced IV arm, intubation, 4-lead monitoring, and chest
tubes. Challenges include 12 advanced pulse points, oral and
naso-intubation, tongue swells, laryngospasm, cricothyrotomy,
bilateral chest tube placement with simulated fluid discharge,
bilateral pnuemothorax reduction, stomach distention, IV arm
therapy, defibrillation, and arrhythmia training.
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