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Table 1 Manikins' characteristics

From: Cost-efficiency assessment of Advanced Life Support (ALS) courses based on the comparison of advanced simulators with conventional manikins

 

ALS TRAINER®

SimMAN®

Intubation

Yes

Yes

Difficult airway

No

Yes

Pneumothorax

No

Yes

ECG Monitoring

Yes

Yes

Venous access

Yes

Yes

Remote control

No

Yes

Pulse check

Carotid

Carotid, femoral, radial

Cardiac rhythms

30

2.500*

Blood pressure*

No

Yes

Both sex genitals*

No

Yes

Parametric monitor*

No

Yes

Case register*

No

Yes

  1. * Features not essential for the ALS course objectives.