Maintenance
Torso
Opening the torso skin
Some maintenance tasks can only be carried out by opening the torso skin.
Unzip the skin at shoulders and torso.
Remove the genitalia pad.
Release the skin flap.
Move the torso skin to the side.
NOTE
Ensure that the tubes and cables are connected to the stomach foam.
Replacing the torso skin
Move the stomach foam carefully to one side to avoid pulling on connecting tubes and cables.
Remove the front torso skin section and replace the stomach foam.
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.
Lift the chest plate to expose pneumothorax bladders.
Slide the bladder(s) out.
Disconnect the tube(s).
Discard used bladder(s).
Select new bladder.
Slide bladder into place.
Reconnect tube to the bladder.
Replace chest plate.
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.
Lift the chest plate to expose the chest-rise bladders (one on each side).
Disconnect the tube(s).
Discard the used chest-rise bladder(s).
Select the new chest-rise bladder(s).
Insert the bladder(s) and reconnect the tube(s).
Replace the chest plate.
Replacing the chest drain pleura
Before starting, follow the Open the torso skin procedure.
Remove the used chest drain pleura module.
Remove and discard the pleura skin from the module.
Replace the used pleura skin with a new one.
Insert the module into the torso.
Replace the blood system filter
Replace the filter if it becomes clogged and reduces blood flow.
Ensure the Patient Simulator is turned off.
Disconnect the filter from the leg and pelvis blood tubes by unscrewing the black connectors at each end.
Remove filter from the Patient Simulator.
Discard clogged filter.
Select a new filter.
Connect a new filter by reversing the steps above.
CAUTION
Do not run the Patient Simulator without a filter.
Closing the torso skin
Put the torso skin over the torso.
Push down the skin flap over the genitalia area.
Attach the genitalia pad.
Zip the torso at the shoulders and torso.