Simulation Today - Spring 2021

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Spring 2021
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Simulation Today
4 EDITORS COMMENT
7 FEATURE Building a 22 week Extremely Low Birth Weight
Manikin
8 FEATURE Britain’s Special Forces training with world’s first
Advanced Water Rescue manikin with ‘lungs’
10 FEATURE Is your simulation a bloody mess?
11 NEWS
This issue edited by:
David Halliwell
MSc Paramedic
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EDITORS COMMENT
EDITORS COMMENT
iSimulate – The cover of this journal with iSimulate reminds me of the need to
emphasise the novel approaches being taken by so many with regard to Remote
Simulation. The Latest iSimulate development allows a user with an iPad in the
UK to control the iSimulate unit in Australia – this tool is perfect for those who
ask students to drive hundreds of miles to undertake an ALS assessment or
recertification. Considering the Costs of Travel, the Risks of Accidents en-route to
an assessment centre, and the sheer time away from the workplace then thinking
about remote assessment becomes a no brainer!
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the Costs
of Travel,
the Risks of
Accidents enroute
to an
assessment
centre, and
the sheer time
away from
the workplace
then thinking
about remote
assessment
becomes a no
brainer!”
This Journal focusses on New Products – The team at Ruth Lee have developed a drowning ALS
MANIKIN – Their new Advanced Water Rescue Manikin has a patent pending valve system which
allows the manikin to have pulmonary Oedema, and Foaming… weighing up to 70kg this tool is a
game changer for the Technical Rescue simulation community.
The article from Rob Clark addresses the way he approached the design of a 22/23 week
gestation pre-term (Extremely Low Birth Weight manikin – 500gm) – I was privileged to watch a
lot of this unfold from the side-lines, but the effort involved in building such a tiny resuscitation
manikin was incredible.
We showcase the development of Manniskins by a team in Australia – designed to transform
the Look and Feel of traditional plastic manikins. This project transforms the useability of the
traditional plastic manikin, allowing educators to talk about “breast tissue and CPR”, we can have
deeper discussions about why less women survive Cardiac Arrest than men.
For those of us involved in moulage – Paul Savage has shared his latest solutions – Silicone Vomit
and Blood pools which can be laid out next to a manikin to transform realism, Pauls Training
courses are also featured with a review from an ex-student.
Dates for Diary
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CALSIM – 9/10 April 2021 – Cedars Sinai Hospital – California
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Aspih – 8/9/ 10 November 2021 – Venue TBA
David Halliwell
MSc Paramedic
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FEATURE
BUILDING A 22 WEEK EXTREMELY
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MANIKIN
Rob Clark MSc
Rob is a Director at Lifecast Body Simulation, Based
at Elstree Movie studios, London. An experienced
prehospital educator Rob explains the background
behind the build of a 22/23-week gestation Pre-Term
baby.
The Call for Help - “We often get asked to make new manikins for
people, indeed, at the time of writing this article we are building new
bodies for Hospitals in the UK, and surgical development projects for
clients building new surgical tools in the USA.”
A phone call from a senior Consultant Midwifery Educator the NHS
asked us if we could consider building a 22/23-week gestation manikin
for Paramedic Education, the caller explained the background “due
to COVID 19 there had been a substantial increase in the number of
Extremely Low Birth Weight Pre-Term babies, and it appeared that the
tools on which to train Ambulance staff to Ventilate / Resuscitate these
tiny babies simply did not exist.”
There had been Equipment, Training and even a few Legal and Ethical
issues associated with many of the cases of preterm baby birth in the
community which it was hoped a manikin-based education solution may
help to address.
Normally, at Lifecast Body Sim we would use the techniques of either
3d scanning or Lifecasting as our way of copying a person’s body, but
in this case we felt that the ethics of copying the body of such a tiny
baby could be extremely complicated, so we had to think a bit differently
about the build of this body.
We had previously made 9 week
and 16-week gestation models
for miscarriage education where
we had needed to use the skills
of the sculpting team at Lifecast.
These models didn’t include any
internal anatomy, and didn’t need
to be intubated / ventilated, but
were at least life-size replicas. We
had supported NHS miscarriage
support teams and so we felt
the leap to making a 500gm Advanced Lifesize manikin would be an
achievable project.
About the Sculptors - We have some amazing sculptors at Elstree who
have made models for Madame Tussauds as well as mainstream movies,
so when we asked our sculptor Andrew to make us a 22 / 23-week baby
he relished the opportunity. Andrew had designed Newborn babies for our
team previously, and so at the start of 2020 we began the build.
The challenges of the 22/23-week Anatomy – it may seem obvious
to most people, but trying to build a 500gm ALS manikin which can be
Intubated, Ventilated, and receive Chest Compression and which has
Umbilical Cord Access for Fluid / Drugs and Cord Monitoring is challenging,
building such tiny pieces of anatomy, ensuring they are technically and
anatomically millimeter perfect is difficult. But so is making them move in
the way that would feal reasonably accurate to a Neonatologist.
We work with a few amazing Neonatologists – especially dr Alok Sharma
from Southampton Hospital, who agreed to work with Andrew the
sculptor, and over the course of a few meetings the basics of the new
manikin were formed.
Designing tiny Tidal Respiratory
Volumes (to 3mls), and building
airways to 2mm Diameter is
tough, but added to that we
had to consider the shape of
the epiglottis, and the immature
growth areas for ears, genitals
etc… We had to find new
polymers which gave us appropriate lung compliance, and chest
compression recoil. Andrew and Dr Alok worked for almost 3 months on
the sculpting phase.
Adding greater complexity – once the sculpt was complete we
started to focus on using the new polymers to promote the realism of
movement and physiology. When building a realistic training tool, it
is vital for us to add functionality which ensures that the manikin gets
maximum use.
During one meeting – Dr. Alok asked…
“Rob, can you add nasogastric tube placement, and if possible, chest drain?”
Over the course of a couple of weeks we added into this tiny manikin
an Oesophagus, a stomach and new ribcage, we redesigned the chest
compliance and tidal volumes, we tested the ventilation using the
Monivent system - ensuring our pressures and volumes matched those
of real human beings…
We had a great deal of Trial and Error at this stage, as we needed to fit
the new ribcage into the skin and sculpt.
Finally, once all the bits were in place we gave the body back to Dr Alok
and the MPROVE network, before finally delivering to NHS Clients in
London Ambulance and the South East Coast Ambulance Service for
their Paramedic Education Programmes.
For more information – please contact – sales@lifecastbodysim.com
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FEATURE
BRITAIN’S SPECIAL FORCES
TRAINING WITH WORLD’S FIRST
ADVANCED WATER RESCUE
MANIKIN WITH ‘LUNGS’
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Britain’s elite Military Medical teams (Special Forces) have helped
to design a revolutionary lifelike manikin as part of intensive training
to save lives at sea.
The Special Forces Team, which is part of the Royal Navy and which
traces its origins back to the Second World War, has been training with
the world’s first Advanced Water Rescue manikin, which is so realistic
that it even has ‘bubbling lungs’ (Pulmonary Oedema).
The RNLI, Bristow Search and Rescue, the UK’s search and rescue
helicopter service, several Ambulance Hazardous Area Response
Paramedic teams and also the Maritime Skills Academy, have all
supported the development of the manikin with rigorous testing and trials.
Europe’s leading manufacturer of rescue training manikins, Ruth Lee
Ltd, teamed up with Lifecast Body Simulation to create the world’s first
Advanced Water Rescue manikin.
Highly accurate and lifelike, the £25,000 manikin is a step change in
realism for the rescue training industry. Manikins which have similar
advanced medical simulation capabilities frequently cost in excess of
£75k, but you certainly couldn’t risk them in open water!
The Advanced Water Rescue manikin is designed to mimic a drowned
person in water and delivers realistic medical simulation training which
prepares rescuers for the real world. No other rescue manikin provides
this level of fidelity (Realism), with opportunities to practise rescue skills,
coupled with continuation of care to the Hospital and Intensive Care.
The Advanced Water Rescue manikin floats like an unconscious person
but can also be weighted to partially or fully sink to increase the realism
of rescue. Pockets to add extra weight have been built into the manikin
allowing the weight to increase to 70Kg+
When in water, the hydrostatic squeeze (pressure of the water) closes
a valve within the lung mechanics. Once rescued from water, the
mechanism releases, creating movement of the lungs and chest.
Submerging the manikin creates an amount of water in the oropharynx,
the middle part of the throat behind the mouth, which can be removed
using manual or mechanical suction methods.
The drowning mechanism even allows for the manikin to create “foam”
to replicate the noises and foaming commonly seen in drowning people.
Foaming occurs when water enters the lung and mixes with surfactant
(a substance found in the lungs)- this creates a bubbling phenomenon
which can be very off-putting to rescuers.
When people drown they can inhale about 30 mls of water into the
Lungs, and the manikin is able to replicate this phenomenon, as well as
allow for dry lung drownings.
The manikin, which is patent pending, has taken two years of research
and development to perfect.
Paul McDonnell, Managing Director of Ruth Lee, which is based in Corwen,
North Wales, said: “Special Forces teams asked us to create a world first
drowning manikin for them to allow both rescue and critical care training.”
“Our innovative product, made in collaboration with Lifecast Body
Simulation – Based in Elstree Movie Studios - London, is the first to
allow teams to provide true continuation of care.
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FEATURE
“It has been specially designed to be rescued from water and allows for
lifesaving intervention with the realism of noises and respiratory issues
encountered in the real world. It means rescue teams can be trained for
the skills they will need in the real world.”
Liz Baugh, who worked as a medic for the Royal Navy and is now lead
medical consultant at Red Square Medical, which provides medical services
for the maritime sector, said: “I’ve never seen anything like this before.”
“Usually we simulate resuscitation on normal manikins in a classroom
environment and simulate man overboard rescues with a manikin in the
water, and there’s no link up between the two.”
“This manikin enhances our training dramatically not just from the
perspective of how it feels to lift a real weight out of the water, but what’s
it’s like to resuscitate a realistically feeling body. Because he is so
realistic, it adds an additional layer of emotional reaction on top.”
“Bringing this level of realism to my crew is going to enhance their
reactions and their responses.”
Adam Khan, a critical care paramedic with Wiltshire Air Ambulance,
said: “Traditionally, training has been quite disjointed. We would have a
rescue phase, a resuscitation phase and then the onward care phase.
This manikin allows us to use the same piece of equipment throughout
the phases..
“There’s no other manikin that offers the same level of fidelity, realism
and authenticity as well as being a lifeline in terms of its anatomy and
physiology.”
With over 25 years’ experience, Ruth Lee supplies all of the UK’s Fire &
Rescue Services, plus countless other customers including the Police,
Military, RNLI, and the NHS.
Ruth Lee have provided manikins to some of the biggest industry
names including Airbus, BMW, Exon Mobil, Glaxo Smith Kline, Ford, Star
Cruises, Tata Steel and the United Nations.
The ultimate aim of the business is to help professionals who save lives.
www.ruthlee.co.uk
About Lifecast Body Simulation
Introducing a step change in realism for the medical and rescue training
industry, Lifecast Body Simulation has developed a range of highly accurate
and lifelike medical manikins which are transforming the way that medical
simulation and education are delivered and absorbed. Manufactured in the
UK and USA the Lifecast manikins are used in Universities and throughout
the UK NHS – but have distribution partners worldwide.
With 30 years of clinical experience and 30 years of designing manikins
for TV & films they bring realism to the world of medical simulation.
Lifecasting is a technique originally pioneered by John Schoonraad in
Elstree for the movie industry. John has supervised on films including:
Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, The Wolfman and
Troy. The London based company creates high quality and realistic
prosthetics, make-up and practical effects.
Lifecast Body Simulation – www.lifecastbodysim.com
John Schoonraad, creative director of Lifecast Body Simulation, has a
background in the movie industry and has worked on films including
Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down. He said: “Building a
torso to fit within the Ruth Lee body was an exciting project, especially
because it can transform lifesaving and technical rescue.
“We are proud to see members of the military and special rescue teams
training with this device and we hope it will save many lives. We have a
special interest in prevention of drowning as a family, as we have spent
many years using the water as the basis for our recreation.”
About the Advanced Water Rescue manikin
He’s 5ft 9in tall, weighs 52kg, has immaculate teeth and has even got
‘lungs’. He even comes with soft feet and wellington boots and can be
dressed according to requirements.
The manikin is a lifecast of a man called Carl who works as a draper in
the Lifecast studios. Carl allowed the team to copy his body using the
Lifecasting technique. There are more than 500 copies of his body in
use in medical and nursing establishments around the world.
Dave Halliwell, Head of Clinical Design at Lifecast Body Simulation said:
“Working in paramedic care for the last 30 years I’ve been lucky to have
been involved with projects that are at the Forefront of Clinical Care,
in this case, we have utilised the science of drowning, the physiology
of the human body, and our joint knowledge of water rescue to design
a new type of manikin. We had the support of some of the greatest
medics in the world in our testing and we are excited to see how this
product will help to transform drowning training around the world.”
In the UK, drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death
in children and every year in the UK and Ireland more than 700 people
drown. Hundreds more have near-drowning experiences, sometimes
suffering life-changing injuries.
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About Ruth Lee
Ruth Lee Ltd are Europe’s leading manufacturer of rescue training manikins.
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FEATURE
IS YOUR SIMULATION A BLOODY
MESS?
Paul Savage OBE – Saviour Medical Ltd
I was recently faced with the task of assisting with an exercise
which involved multiple casualties all with significant bleeds. This
is nothing out of the ordinary, so no reason for any undue concern I
thought. I was wrong.
The exercise was in a shopping centre, (overnight whilst it was closed
I might add), which it transpired had beautifully polished white ceramic
floor tiles with white grout. It also had a mildly aggressive and stressed
head-cleaner, whose blood pressure went up significantly when he saw
the litres of lovely red stuff I had brought with me to throw around with
total abandon. After all, the brief was to make this mock terror event real,
and I had dreamt up ways of making my fake blood not only look good,
but be slippery like real blood, and see how many responders took
skating lessons as part of the exercise!
However, there was no way that my insurance policy was going to
cover re-grouting the entire floor area of a shopping centre, so at that
point improvisation was called for with people bleeding on inco-pads
and water-proof tarps. But, whilst the insurance no-claims bonus
stayed in place, the whole effect was lost and realism took a large step
backwards.
That got me thinking; how can realistic spilled-fluids effects be created
that allow for engaging simulation without damaging the surface that
they are being held on. Effects that allow for rapid clean up and zero
chance of staining or spoiling floors, carpets etc.
The outcome of that thought process and many hours perfecting
mixtures in the Saviour Medical prosthetic workshop is “Sim-Sick” and
“Sim-Pools”. These are hyper-realistic, reusable artificial fluid puddles,
that can be any shape or size required and laid with confidence on any
surface without issue. They allow for the simple recreation of bleeding
or vomit, or should it be required, any other bodily fluid. Placed next
to an actor or manikin they significantly enhance the realism of the
simulation being undertaken.
Future iterations planned include emesis bowls with “Sim-Sick” for
in-hospital sim, in addition to the pre-hospital pavement pizza already
in production! Always open to explore custom options or specific
requirements too.
If you require any details please contact paul@saviourmedical.com
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NEWS
BSMS simulation
PGCert goes virtual.
Dr Nick Tovel and Joanna
Lawrence from Brighton
and Sussex Medical School
used challenges of the covid
pandemic to transform their
Post Graduate Certificate in
Medical Simulation module
into a virtual delivery model.
The module which normally runs
once or twice a year in Brighton
was transformed this year to be
delivered in a Microsoft teams
format, sessions were redesigned
and endurance was made to the
new disability legislation ensuring
all of the slides were accessible.
The module was rated incredibly
well by students, and the feedback
from the tutoring team was that
the delivery of on line learning for
a simulation based module which
would normally have involved a
great deal of practical activity was
possible, but exhausting.
If you are interested in a PG Cert in
Medical Simulation please contact
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An Australian team of simulators
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The Silicone skins lay on top of
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and context to a simulation –
such as Realistic Breast Tissue.
The manikins have wigs and
the nipples can be pierced, the
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liven up a CPR and AED training
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The aim of the Skins was to
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NEWS
Medical Simulation Training
– a learners perspective.
PC Ben Hood, Warwickshire Police.
Having been in Policing for almost
16 years, over a decade of this as an
Authorised Firearms Officer, I have
been no stranger to the sight of horrific
scenes and injuries, whether these are
as a result of shootings, stabbings or
road traffic collisions.
I have been trained in what is commonly
known within the Firearms world as D13
allowing me to provide an advanced level
of care in high risk environments, where it
may not be safe for our Ambulance service
colleagues to operate. I have gone on to
become an accredited instructor for the
Police, providing training to my colleagues.
My own interest in this area has continued
to grow, and from my own experiences as a
student and those as an operational medic
and an instructor, this left me continually
thinking about our practices and how we
could improve them particularly in the training
environment. For many Police Officers the
first time they see anything resembling
these types of traumatic injuries is in an
operational setting. Their training would often
be undertaken with the use of a manikin, or
even a description of what injury we would
be seeing from one of the instructional staff
without a visual aid.
It is well documented that in any area, training
should as closely reflect the operational
reality of what we may experience as is
possible. I have been keen to enhance our
own capabilities with our training scenarios. I
had been aware of the use of Special Effects
– Moulage – (SFX) previously but had never
had much of an experience of its use or its
application, as someone without an artistic
bone in my body it was a new challenge.
I’d come across Saviour Medical on Instagram
(@saviourmedical if you want to look it up
yourself) and after viewing the photos and
explanations provided I was hugely impressed
and subsequently contacted Paul Savage
who was extremely helpful. Having spoken
to another Police Force that were operating
with previous training from Paul with great
success, I booked onto the 3 day “Zero to
Hero” course.
These courses are held in Paul’s bespoke
prosthetic workshop next to his house, so
you have the professional facilities and the
comforts of home! He has also invested in
training heads to allow significant proportions
of the course to be easily taught at full social
distancing without the need for constant PPE.
Any close contact work is also 100% Covid
mitigated as best as it can be.
Me starting as a complete novice was no
issue for Paul, whose knowledge and passion
for this subject was immediately apparent.
By the end of the first day I was confidently
creating 2D effects with crèmes and alcohol
pallets including bruising, varying types of
burns, blood and environmental effects. Not
only was I creating these effects, but also
learning more about the injuries as I went
along.
The course continued with sculpting directly
onto the skin to create a number of different

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from the huge range of flat moulds and the
additional benefits of being able to create
these #simology pieces in advance and
quite literally stick them onto any role player
as part of any scenario we wanted to create,
the pieces ranged from all sorts of cuts,
lacerations, gunshot wounds, fractures etc.
We used the #simology wounds from MDT
Global Solutions – www.mdtglobalsolutions.com
Paul was a great teacher throughout and his
passion and experience is clearly evident
in the delivery of the course which not only
taught me a fantastic new skill and developed
my understanding in relation to some of the
injuries we were creating but was great fun
throughout. Having started day one as a total
beginner with no previous experience the
course really exceeded my own expectations
of what I could achieve after 3 days, in
addition to this Paul has always been available
for further input and advice whenever
required.
I am in no doubt that the course and
capabilities acquired as a result will improve
our training scenarios from what we were able
to produce previously, increasing the realism
of what police medics may face operationally.
If like me you’d like to learn more, you can find
out all you need at the Saviour website –
www.saviourmedical.com.
And the Wounds –
www.mdtglobalsolutions.com
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Volume 3 No. 1
Spring 2021
Simulation Today
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