An active simulator for neonatal intubation: Design, development and assessment

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 39, Issue , 2017, Pages 57-65

  Baldoli, Ilaria ^a   Tognarelli, Selene ^a   Vangi, Ferdinando ^a   Panizza, Davide ^b   Scaramuzzo, Rosa T ^a,b   Cuttano, Armando ^b   Laschi, Cecilia ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b Azienda OspedalieraUniversitaria Pisana   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical training; Force sensing; Medical simulation; Neonatal intubation; Pressure mapping

Indexed keywords

ARCHES; SILICONES;

CLINICAL TRAINING; FORCE SENSING; MEDICAL SIMULATIONS; NEONATAL INTUBATION; PRESSURE MAPPING;

MAPPING;

SILICONE;

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EPIGLOTTIS; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; NEONATAL INTUBATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRESSURE SENSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTUAL FORCE SENSING RESISTOR; RESIDENT; SENSOR; SIMULATION TRAINING; SIMULATOR; TOOTH ARCH; VALIDATION PROCESS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MANIKIN; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTUBATION; MANIKINS;

EID: 85005978384     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2016.10.008     Document Type: Article

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