How to act before the fetal suffering or the cardiac alterations of a premature one? Many professionals will only apply the practice in real cases, but others may foresee these cases is "almost" real babies. Cantabria's first simulation baby This summer will come to the Virtual Hospital Valdecilla, the only teaching institution in Europe aimed at training health professionals, through clinical simulation.
This hospital faces the most immediate future with new projects, such as the arrival of this newborn robot, which will join other sick adult robots. The new "patient" who will enter this summer cries, opens his eyes, suffers cramps, makes abdominal, cardiac and respiratory noises, trembles and convulses just like an authentic baby.
Its simulation capacity will allow the neonatology unit (pediatricians, midwives and nurses) to deal with serious situations in premature children: what to do quickly and safely when there is evidence of fetal distress, breathing difficulties due to excess amniotic fluid in the lungs, brain infections, hydrocephalus, meningitis or cardiac alterations ... that, until now, were faced when the problem arose real.
The small robot, which can be seen even the fontanelle, will involve an investment of approximately 90,000 euros, financed by the University of Cantabria, through a strengthening grant, within the framework of the Cantabria Campus International excellence project.
Through this innovative and dynamic medical training, surgical techniques and work strategies are perfected before applying them to real situations. This institution dedicated to clinical simulation It is a pioneer in Europe, and one of the four that exist in the world next to the centers of Texas and Arizona, in the United States, and Tel Aviv, in Israel.
They exist with the challenge of creating high performance clinical teams, through joint practical training that attracts investment and demand for training. Students who have tried these simulations confirm the success of the results and the high level of realism.
So we expect the results of this new baby robot to do internships in Neonatology they are beneficial when it comes to training professionals who, sooner or later, will encounter real cases of babies who need your help.
