Awesome day today -- I experienced my first patient simulation!
In short, there's this robotic mannequin. But he's no ordinary robotic mannequin. He has a a respiratory rate. A carotid pulse. A dorsalis pedis. A measurable systolic and diastolic blood pressure, a partial pressure of Oxygen, as well as many many other potential readings. He also perspires. And has the ability to undergo a myocardial infarction, and - remarkably - reverse the process and instantaneously recover. He's also connected to a comprehensive screen readout.
In sum, this is a pretty incredible tool for instructors to teach us how to respond and react to real patient scenarios that we may encounter in our future practices.
I was also individually grilled for a couple minutes about drug cocktails (namely beta-blockers and a host of others that I could rattle off descriptions of at the time but can't quite recall right now ...) and their interactions.
It was interesting, and honestly quite exciting. Everyday is a step closer to the real thing!
Cheers,
E
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