Innovations
Realistic Chest Tube Simulator Using Pork Belly with Skin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8R03JBy the end of this instructional session learners will be able to: 1) discuss the indications, contraindications, and complications associated with chest tube thoracostomy, 2) competently perform chest tube insertion on a simulator, and 3) properly secure chest tube.
The Casserole Perimortem Caesarean Section Model
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8FK8HAt the end of this 1-hour activity learners will: 1) describe the indications, contraindications and complications of the PCS, and 2) demonstrate the performance of a PCS.
Introducing point-of-care ultrasound through competency-based simulation education using a fractured chicken bone model
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8GG95To introduce medical students to PoCUS with an inexpensive, reproducible, and educationally effective model using fractured chicken bones set in gelatin, and to assess medical students’ abilities to identify simulated long-bone fractures using PoCUS.
Emergency Surgical Airway Model for Procedural Skills Simulation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8M921At the end of this educational session, learners will be able to: 1) practice the manual and cognitive skills necessary to perform a successful and rapid surgical cricothyrotomy, and 2) successfully complete a cricothyrotomy within a time frame of 90 seconds.
Development of a Head and Neck Regional Anesthesia Task Trainer for Emergency Medicine Learners
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8T595In participating in the educational session associated with this task trainer, the learner will:
1) Identify landmarks for the following nerve blocks: Infraorbital, Supraorbital (V1), Mental, Periauricular
2) Demonstrate the appropriate technique for anesthetic injection for each of these nerve blocks
3) Map the distribution of regional anesthesia expected from each nerve block
4) Apply the indications and contraindications for each regional nerve block
The Halloween Lateral Canthotomy Model
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8GW2NThe purpose of the model is to teach residents and students how to perform lateral canthotomy and to achieve competency in their skills.
Edible Cricothyrotomy Model: A Low-Cost Alternative to Pig Tracheas and Plastic Models for Teaching Cricothyrotomy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8C88SAn edible cricothyrotomy model was built for each participant from the ingredients listed above. An educational session was developed to test the EC in comparison to the more traditional pig trachea (PT) and plastic model (PM). A pre- and post-survey was administered to participants to assess the usability and realism of the models as well as the learners’ comfort with the procedure. During the session, a lecture was given, and then participants rotated to all three models and were videotaped and timed performing a scalpel-finger-bougie cricothyrotomy. Times to successful completion, participant satisfaction with the models, and cost of the models were compared.
The Bubble-Wrap Peritonsillar Abscess Model
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J87G6VThis model uses bubble wrap, zip ties, chicken broth and liquid latex to simulate a peritonsillar abscess. Learners are then able to perform a needle aspiration of the simulated abscess from start to the end with no risk to a live patient.