A pair of nurses at Logan Regional Hospital surrounded the bed of a newborn infant on Wednesday morning. The child, affectionately referred to as Baby Tory by the staff, was experiencing difficulties breathing on her own — intubation needed to be performed, and time was of the essence.
But however lifelike their young patient seemed from a distance, a closer look at the newborn revealed the truth — she was actually a remarkably human simulation, a computer program designed to look, feel and react exactly like a newborn exhibiting any medical ailment the staff programs.
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Delivering babies gets real for first responders
EMTS at Yale-New Haven Hospital are put in high pressure scenarios, using a lifelike robotic manikin named “Victoria”.
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Gaumard Dazzles Her Majesty the Queen During Medical Campus Opening
The Queen, Elizabeth II, officially opened the University of Hull’s Allam Medical Building on November 16, 2017.
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New Mannequin That Gives Birth Debuts at College of Medicine – Phoenix
“Push, Victoria, Push!” How do the next generation of physicians learn how to help women give birth? With Victoria, of course.
