Home ->
Medical Education ->
Simulators -> Anesthesia -> Trauma -> Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis Simulator
- Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis Simulator features two types of puncture units: mid-scapular line access and mid- axillary line access.
- Excellent ultrasound image (Anatomy includes ribs, pleura, soft tissue and diaphragm).
- Ribs can be palpated.
- Strap-on puncture units to learn patient positioning and face-to-face communication.
- Body torso for one-man training.
- Two sites for access: right mid-scapular line and left mid-axillary line.
- Volume of pleural effusion can be controlled to set different levels of challenges.
- Explanation model to facilitate anatomical understanding.
- Strap-on puncture units to learn patient positioning and face-to-face communication.
- Patient positioning.
- Recognition of anatomical landmarks by ultrasound.
- Assessment of level and volume of pleural effusion.
- Determination of insertion site.
- Needle insertion and collection of the fluid.