In its ongoing efforts to prepare for emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the VJH Emergency Department with the support of Facility Engagement funding, purchased a Difficult Airway Trainer mannequin.
The trainer focusses more on management of an obstructed or difficult airway using a manually inflatable tongue as opposed to regular training mannequins, as well as offering the ability to perform surgical airways with the use of replaceable neck skins. Its anatomically correct internal anatomy allows multiple manual maneuvers providing critical skills practice in the treatment of airway management.
(Photo credit Dr. Joan Croft)