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SimMan Critical Care

Maintenance

Torso

Opening the torso skin

Some maintenance tasks can only be carried out by opening the torso skin.

  1. Unzip the skin at shoulders and torso.

  2. Remove the genitalia pad.

  3. Release the skin flap.

  4. Move the torso skin to the side.

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NOTE

Ensure that the tubes and cables are connected to the stomach foam.

Replacing the torso skin

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  1. Move the stomach foam carefully to one side to avoid pulling on connecting tubes and cables.

  2. Remove the front torso skin section and replace the stomach foam.

  3. Remove the back torso skin section.

Replacing the pneumothorax bladders

Replace the pneumothorax bladders after multiple decompressions.

Before starting, follow the Open the torso skin procedure.

  1. Lift the chest plate to expose pneumothorax bladders.

  2. Slide the bladder(s) out.

  3. Disconnect the tube(s).

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  4. Discard used bladder(s).

  5. Select new bladder.

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  6. Slide bladder into place.

  7. Reconnect tube to the bladder.

  8. Replace chest plate.

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Replacing the chest-rise bladders

Replace the chest-rise bladders if they leak or are damaged.

Before starting, follow the Open the torso skin procedure.

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  1. Lift the chest plate to expose the chest-rise bladders (one on each side).

  2. Disconnect the tube(s).

  3. Discard the used chest-rise bladder(s).

  4. Select the new chest-rise bladder(s).

  5. Insert the bladder(s) and reconnect the tube(s).

  6. Replace the chest plate.

Replacing the chest drain pleura

Before starting, follow the Open the torso skin procedure.

  1. Remove the used chest drain pleura module.

  2. Remove and discard the pleura skin from the module.

  3. Replace the used pleura skin with a new one.

  4. Insert the module into the torso.

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Replace the blood system filter

Replace the filter if it becomes clogged and reduces blood flow.

Ensure the Patient Simulator is turned off.

Open the torso skin

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  1. Disconnect the filter from the leg and pelvis blood tubes by unscrewing the black connectors at each end.

  2. Remove filter from the Patient Simulator.

  3. Discard clogged filter.

  4. Select a new filter.

  5. Connect a new filter by reversing the steps above.

CAUTION

Do not run the Patient Simulator without a filter.

Closing the torso skin

  1. Put the torso skin over the torso.

  2. Push down the skin flap over the genitalia area.

  3. Attach the genitalia pad.

  4. Zip the torso at the shoulders and torso.

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