airway skills lab

[Hathaway, Mitch]

Scott,
In my experience live animal labs are the by far the best training tool
for surgical airway skills much better than cadavers. We have used a
variety of training mannequins and while they are good for basic
instruction and identifying land marks they lack realism while
performing the surgical procedure. 
Pig tracheas have worked well for us in the absence of animal labs.
I don't have any noteworthy experience with any intubation mannequins
other than the standard ones we've used in ACLS for the last 20 yrs. Cat
labs work very well for neonatal/infant intubation training.
Hope this is of some help. Would be happy to hear of your experiences
and any information you gain from this post.

Thanks,
Mitch Hathaway, Flight Nurse/EMT
WINGS Air Rescue


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Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:47 AM
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Subject: airway skills lab

Greetings - I'm looking for any experiences (good/bad) that people have
had
with setting up airway labs - using intubation heads/etc & also using
pig
tracheas/lungs/etc
any input welcomed
thanx!
Scott

Scott DeBoer RN,MSN,CEN,CCRN,CFRN
Flight Nurse: University of Chicago Hospitals
Founder: Peds-R-Us Medical Education
Medical Consultant: Association of Professional Piercers
scott at peds-r-us.com - www.peds-r-us.com
888-280-7337 Phone 866-449-7337 Fax
9052 Beall St., Dyer, IN 46311 USA
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