Providing adequate bag-mask ventilation (BMV) is an essential skill for neonatal resuscitation. Often this skill is learned using simulation manikins. Currently, there is no means of measuring the ...

Why are complications associated with preterm births more difficult than with full term births? Why is it so difficult to train for these complications? It's difficult to practice skills on preterm ...

Simulation training has its roots in the aerospace industry. Many patient care situations, such as neonatal resuscitation, require technically complex skills and a high level of interdependence among ...

Three classifications of fidelity in simulation-based training have been identified. They include low-, moderate-, and high-fidelity simulators. Low-fidelity simulators allow practitioners to practice ...

A manikin of a newborn baby is helping hospital staff prepare for a wide range of medical emergencies. Nicknamed the SimBaby, it is in use at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in King's Lynn, Norfolk ...

Simulator looks and sounds like the real thing%2C from cries to heart beats%2C even skin-color changes. Emergencies are so-called because it's hard to predict when they will happen. That's certainly ...

If the 1987 movie "Mannequin" blew your mind when it came to department store figures, just wait until you see what's happening behind Eisenhower Health's doors. The Rancho Mirage hospital held a ...

Nepal’s first Maternal and Neonatal Simulation Lab opens in Kathmandu to strengthen clinical skills and improve outcomes for mothers and newborns. Simulation labs like this will be available in all ...