To assess the best position for maternal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a prospective randomized crossover study was undertaken, involving basic life support mannequin-based simulation (BLS-MS) and a swine model of pulseless electrical activity (an unstable cardiac state) incorporating a fetal mannequin (PEA-FM).
As applications, several test models are considered, simulated on rigid supports or mannequins, for both numerical comparisons and global shape analysis, from simple cloth geometries up to complex-shaped models for real apparel manufacturing.
The obvious use for decades has been to teach the lay public the techniques of basic life support using CPR mannequins.
Starting from an initial 3D configuration of the particle grid consistent with mannequin and support geometries, the physical simulation process is then computed, based on constrained Newtonian dynamics laws.
From out of his piles of blood-red foam on the floor rise mannequin hands, which support the coffins of dead soldiers, pasted in more newspaper headlines.
Some of them perform scenarios with plastic props and dummies: a woman sits at the bedside of a plastic mannequin on life support; a grownup-sized hand reaches for the fingers of a plastic child's; there's an Ebola patient in quarantine and a new mother suffering a postpartum hemorrhage.
Single-rescuer adult basic life support was performed on the mannequin for 2 min by all participants.
Insights into modes of delivery reinforced perceptions regarding the value of theory, demonstration and small group supervised practice, and highlighted interesting issues for debate in respect of course text options, videotaped demonstrations, electronic learning support programmes and use of mannequins.
Eight stations were provided with simulation models (insertion arm for peripheral venous access, a mannequin for basic and advanced life support, a sonography torso, a mannequin of a newborn, an ECG training mannequin, and a mannequin for neck immobilization) while two stations were furnished with examination and diagnostic materials (ECG evaluation, blood transfusion).
A mannequin was employed at the basic life support station.
In another work, the legs of a shop mannequin in high heels, made into metal and painted red, support a cartoonish body with a hydrant tap for a head.
