SJA comments on new manikin
Laerdal Medical has launched a new 'patient simulator' manikin;
Simman
3G. Here St John Ambulance comments on its use as a first aid
training product.
Dr Meng Aw-Yong, Medical Adviser for St John Ambulance, said:
‘St John Ambulance always welcomes new advances in equipment and
teaching techniques which improve the care first
aiders can provide.
‘The Simman manikin would be beneficial to
healthcare professionals (HCPs) with advanced skills by allowing
them to carry out more complicated medical therapies in a safe
learning environment. Some of our volunteers are HCPs and they may
well find training with this type of manikin helpful but for most
people learning first aid, a
standard manikin which allows first aiders to practise chest
compressions and rescue breaths for CPR is perfectly suitable.’