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SimMan Trauma

Features and skills

Airway and breathing

  • Configurable airways (including tongue edema, pharyngeal swelling, laryngospasm)

  • Head tilt, jaw thrust and chin lift

  • Spontaneous breathing

  • Chest rise and fall

WARNINGS

  • Do not use additional or supplemental oxygen that would increase O2 concentration above 21% during artificial respiration and ventilation.

  • Do not use any flammable or corrosive gases.

Airway interventions

The airway is anatomically modelled as far as the bronchia and can be manipulated by a learner:

  • Cricoid pressure and manipulation

  • Simulated suctioning (oral and nasopharyngeal)

NOTES

  • The airway is anatomically modeled as far as the tracheal carina.

  • If the tongue fallback feature is enabled, head tilt is required to open the airways for mask ventilations.

The following information is automatically registered in the SimMan Trauma simulation session:

  • Detection of proper head position

  • Jaw thrust

  • Pneumothorax decompression

  • Ventilations

  • Stomach distension

Nasal Cannulation

Nasal cannulation is possible with standard equipment.

Artificial respiration

Artificial respiration of SimMan Trauma can be achieved by the following methods:

  • Bag-mask ventilation

  • Orotracheal intubation

  • Nasotracheal intubation

  • Transtracheal intubation

Refer to Recommended sizes of clinical equipment for more SimMan Trauma compatible devices.

NOTES

  • Do not spray lubricant directly into the airway.

  • Use of a malleable stylet is recommended; ensure it does not extend beyond the ET tube.

  • Exhaled CO2 can be detected with a CO2 detection device attached to an ET tube.

Airway complications

The following airway complications can be controlled by the instructor in LLEAP:

  • Tongue edema

  • Pharyngeal swelling

  • Laryngospasm

  • Decreased cervical range of motion

  • Trismus

  • Can’t intubate/Can ventilate

  • Can’t intubate/Can’t ventilate

Surgical airway

It is possible to simulate an emergency airway through the cricothyroid membrane in SimMan Trauma. Refer to Replacing Cricothyroid Tape and Neck Skin.

CAUTIONS

  • Do not put biological or other materials in the simulator’s airways.

  • Only use Manikin Airway Lubricant. Any other lubricant not approved by Laerdal may cause damage to the airways and lungs of the simulator.

  • Refer to the Important Product Information booklet for further cautions related to the Patient Simulator airway.

NOTES

  • In LLEAP the airway and breathing status for the current simulator is shown in a window. Settings for lung resistance, compliance, and other parameters can be made in the softare. Refer to the LLEAP Help Files for more information.

  • Refer to LLEAP Help Files for complete breathing and airway blockage functionality and operating information.

  • Incorrect positioning will pass air through oesophagus, causing distention of the abdomen.