Construction of a detachable artificial trachea model for three age groups for use in an endotracheal suctioning training environment simulator.

Tracheal suctioning is an important procedure to maintain airway patency by removing secretions. Today, suctioning operators include not only medical staff, but also family caregivers. The use of a simulation system has been noted to be the most effective way to learn the tracheal suctioning techniq...

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Main Authors: Takaaki Yoshimura, Noriyo Colley, Shunsuke Komizunai, Shinji Ninomiya, Satoshi Kanai, Atsushi Konno, Koichi Yasuda, Hiroshi Taguchi, Takayuki Hashimoto, Shinichi Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249010