Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, US.
Med Teach. 2009 Mar;31(3):e97-101. doi: 10.1080/01421590802516798.
Knowledge of the benefits of incorporating medical simulation into healthcare curricula is rapidly increasing. Though impeded by the high cost of complicated technology, medical simulation devices offer the ability to provide safe and controlled training environments, exposure to rare clinical scenarios, as well as unlimited training opportunities.
This report describes a novel, inexpensive method of broadcasting normal and abnormal auscultatory findings to a relatively normal appearing stethoscope for use in training of healthcare professionals.
Using wireless transmitter broadcasting to a stethoscope fitted with a receiver apparatus, the student is able to perform a typical medical exam with auscultation of an unlimited variety of clinical sounds from anatomically appropriate sources while being observed from another room.
Implications of this low-cost device include limitless training possibilities worldwide and across disciplines. The simplicity and portability of this device increases potential for use in rapid training of recognition of clinical signs associated with chemical/biological warfare agents, mass casualty incidents and field military applications. This is the first device to simulate clinically relevant sounds in a realistic manner on standardized patients and mannequins. The benefits of such simulation in medical education ultimately serve to increase trainee confidence and consequently, improve patient care and safety.
将医学模拟纳入医疗课程的益处的知识正在迅速增加。尽管受到复杂技术成本高昂的阻碍，但医学模拟设备能够提供安全和可控的培训环境、接触罕见的临床情况以及无限的培训机会。
本报告介绍了一种新颖、廉价的方法，可将正常和异常听诊结果广播到外观正常的听诊器上，用于培训医疗保健专业人员。
使用无线发射器向配备接收器设备的听诊器广播，学生可以使用听诊器进行典型的医学检查，从解剖学上适当的来源听诊各种临床声音，同时在另一个房间进行观察。
这种低成本设备的意义包括全球范围内和跨学科的无限培训可能性。该设备的简单性和便携性增加了在快速识别与化学/生物战剂、大规模伤亡事件和野战军事应用相关的临床体征方面进行培训的潜力。这是第一个能够在标准化患者和模拟人身上以逼真方式模拟临床相关声音的设备。这种模拟在医学教育中的好处最终有助于提高学员的信心，从而改善患者的护理和安全。
