TraumaMan
TraumaMan is a surgical simulation
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
- 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.
- hdl:1807/87620.
- S2CID 25582215.
- ^ "TraumaMan System". Simulab Corporation.