Providing adequate bag-mask ventilation (BMV) is an essential skill for neonatal resuscitation. Often this skill is learned using simulation manikins. Currently, there is no means of measuring the ...

Simulation training has its roots in the aerospace industry. Many patient care situations, such as neonatal resuscitation, require technically complex skills and a high level of interdependence among ...

Bloom's taxonomy of the cognitive domain, recognized as the foundation for critical thinking theory for nearly 50 years, categorizes levels of learning and the development of intellectual skills into ...

Why are complications associated with preterm births more difficult than with full term births? Why is it so difficult to train for these complications? It's difficult to practice skills on preterm ...

Laerdal Medical, in alliance with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), has developed a second volume of pre-programmed scenarios for use with Laerdal's SimNewB (TM) neonatal patient simulator.

Simulator looks and sounds like the real thing%2C from cries to heart beats%2C even skin-color changes. Emergencies are so-called because it's hard to predict when they will happen. That's certainly ...

Innovations Unveiled at Key Healthcare Simulation Events This past year has been a whirlwind of activity, with ...

A simulator which looks like part of a baby's chest is being trialled to teach surgeons how to do a tricky neonatal surgery where the trachea and esophagus are stitched together. Photo / Supplied New ...