Simulation

Simulation Suite

The Simulation suite is a multi purpose environment which can be made as a ward, operating theatre, GP surgery, as well as patient’s homes to enable simulation of a variety of cases for all specialities.

The suite is adjacent to the control room, where the faculty are able to observe activity in the simulation room and control the manikins. From here the faculty are also able to provide over the phone assistance in whichever role is required of them as well as being other departments who have information that the candidates may require.

The simulation suite is linked through to the Simpson Suite which becomes the observation suite during simulation sessions. Candidates here are able to watch and listen to all the activity in the simulation suite via 3 different camera angles as well as being able to see the full patient monitor.

The suite has full recording equipment with the ability to record and replay sessions for debriefing and for future training.

Briefing and debriefing is carried out either in the Simpson suite or the Roger Miles suite.

Equipment includes:
• Crash Trolley including Defibrillator
• Clinical / medical related disposables – Syringes, needles, etc
• Patient bed and trolley
• Anaesthetic Machine
• Resuscitaire

High fidelity manikins

SimMan is a realistic, full body, adult, patient simulator.   SimMan offers comprehensive clinical functionality to teach the core skills of airway, breathing, cardiac and circulation management. Educational effectiveness – through providing highly realistic patient simulation training experiences for the practice of teamwork, leadership and communication skills. It allows for Multi function use – facilitates training of a wide range of health care professionals encompassing all areas of patient care. The Practice of uncommon scenarios – practice in training the unusual cases that learners may face in real life.

SimBaby is an advanced infant patient simulator for team training. With realistic anatomy and clinical functionality, SimBaby allows learners to practice and perfect their skills in a risk-free environment. Realistic infant patient simulation training provides practice of teamwork, leadership and communication skills in a risk-free environment.

SimNewB is designed to meet the training requirements of neonatal emergency medicine and resuscitation courses.  SimNewB is the most authentic and comprehensive simulation solution in its field, making Simulation easier.  Easy to integrate into all neonatal training curricula, SimNewB has an innovative user interface and scenario design which allows instructors to control the simulator’s responses throughout a training session with the push of a button on the remote handheld control.

Low fidelity Manikins

MegaCode Kid is a realistic manikin of a 6 year old, used for training in a wide range of paediatric advanced life saving skills in pre-hospital emergencies. MegaCode Kid has a realistic airway, 1100+ ECG rhythms, defibrillation and pacing capabilities, and allows drug administration and intraosseous infusion to teach emergency skills.

Sim On The Ward

The newest addition to the simulation family is our ALS simulator manikin. This allows the simulation team to take simulation to the whole multidisciplinary team on the ward in their own environment. The Advanced Life Support Simulator is a realistic interactive training manikin for simulating a wide range of advanced life saving skills in medical emergencies. The simulator responds to clinical intervention, instructor control, and pre-programmed scenarios for effective practice of diagnosis and treatment of a patient. With spontaneous breathing, airway control, voice, sounds, ECG, and many other clinical features, the ALS Simulator is the fully functional emergency care simulator.

Candidates wanting to discuss simulation training courses must contact:  Julie Turner on 01243 788122 ext. 2742 or julie.turner@wsht.nhs.uk

F1 Doctors Simulation Training Day

A one-day course, trainees will participate in and observe the management of common acute conditions.

    Simulation Training Day

The course will give participants the opportunity to put into practice the skills they have developed during their training and they will have the chance to be the primary decision-maker in a very real medical emergency.

The focus will be on teamwork and decision-making using their clinical assessment, diagnostic and observational skills.

Please contact Julie Turner for application form.

Email: Julie.Turner@wsht.nhs.uk
Phone: 01243 788122 ext 2742

A certificate of attendance will be given at the end of the day.