Medical simulation

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A female doctor at the National Naval Medical Center examines heart function on a human patient simulator
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a human patient simulator

Medical simulation refers to an area of simulation technology that is geared towards the training and education of medical professionals. In addition to the training of doctors and nursing staff, the medical simulation is also aimed at personnel in the rescue service , disaster control and authorities and organizations with security tasks .

It is carried out on a human patient simulator that looks like a human . These dolls are able to simulate numerous physiological body functions such as movement , breathing , circulation or excretion . The doll can communicate with the training participant via language as well as facial expressions and gestures. The doll is equipped with numerous sensors and reacts like a real person to interventions by the trainee. Modern “human patient simulators” have numerous functions that can provide the trainee with information on certain symptoms or report back on the success of the therapy. In this way, pupil reactions can be simulated, injected drugs are recognized and responded accordingly, the lung resistance and blockage of the airways can be simulated. The training on a simulation manikin goes beyond the pure exercise of cardiopulmonary resuscitation . However, the purchase costs are quite high (around 65,000 euros).

Ventilation training on a baby lung simulator (LuSi, neosim AG) at the Cantonal Hospital in Chur, Switzerland

Modern medical simulation has its origins in aviation and is significantly influenced by the available computer technology. Although physiological and pathophysiological models have been around for a long time, most simulators still require manual control. This means that in addition to the trainer, a technician, so-called Sim Tech, must also be on site to carry out simulation training. Many trainers therefore still rely on training with animals, and this is controversial. There are only a few autonomous, i.e. self-adjusting simulators, but they have the potential to reduce training with animals.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Human Patient Simulator . Meti
  2. ↑ Suzanne C. Beyea, Linda J. Kobokovich: Human patient simulation: a teaching strategy . ( Memento from July 12, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) In: AORN , Volume 80, Issue 4, pp. 738–742
  3. ↑ Human Patient Simulator: Cold sweat, trembling, bleeding, rattling, sweating, feverish, twitching, shivering, peeing and hyperventilating . De: Bug Magazine
  4. ↑ Kathleen Rosen: The History of Simulation . Ed .: Adam I Levine, Samuel DeMaria Jr, Andrew D Schwartz, Alan J Sim, editors. Springer, New York 2013, ISBN 978-1-4614-5992-7 , pp. 5-50 .
  5. ^ Physiological Modeling and Simulation . Wikibooks
  6. ^ J Pawlowsky: Reducing animal use in medical training programs. National Anti-Vivisection Society, April 2018, accessed January 6, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Melanie Gath: Device replaces laboratory animals - pillars and dogs saved. Ringier, July 21, 2011, accessed January 6, 2020 .