Anaphylaxis simulation session: seeing is believing
| Autor: | Mark Hellaby |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Epidemiology business.industry Teaching Materials Plastic sheet Health Personnel Medicine (miscellaneous) Anaphylactic reactions Chest skin medicine.disease Manikins Rash Education Modeling and Simulation Immunology Acute anaphylaxis medicine Humans Session (computer science) Medical emergency medicine.symptom business Anaphylaxis |
| Zdroj: | Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 6(3) |
| ISSN: | 1559-713X |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION : Massive anaphylactic reactions are rare but potentially life-threatening events. It is recognized that there are concerns in both the immediate management and recognition of the condition. The report describes an innovative approach to develop a simple, low-cost device to simulate a rash on a mannequin as part of an education session. METHODS : A system was developed to allow a plastic sheet with surface-mounted light-emitting diodes to be placed under the mannequin's chest skin. The light-emitting diodes presence and intensity could be controlled remotely via a potentiometer. RESULTS : Staff were initially surprised by the presence of a rash on the mannequin but very quickly used the presence of the rash to support a diagnosis of severe anaphylaxis. Participants appeared to have responded positively to these simulation- reinforced courses on acute anaphylaxis. CONCLUSIONS : The development of a method to visually demonstrate a rash on a mannequin facilitated some of the educational goals of the course: the importance of skin changes in aiding the diagnosis of acute anaphylaxis and the importance of exposure of the skin of the patient. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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