- Electronic birth simulators for medical students
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Medical-simulation device named "Noelle" delivers baby. Thanks to the advancement in robotics, we now have an electronic birth simulator to practice on. So all the budding doctors can first practice delivery on this dummy before they really start sweating out in the real labour room. Noelle even features a cervix that dilates, while the pulse rises even higher as the compressor pushes out a healthy baby mannequin. It can also be simulated to deliver babies in the wrong position for that added drama in the operating theater. Trainee doctors are very happy with Noelle, which gives them the opportunity to learn and practice but do no harm.Noelle at the Harvard University's Center for Medical Simulation costs up to $35,000. Interactive simulation robots first became popular in the 1990s after scientists developed them for anesthesiologists in training. They've since been designed for various types of medical training and even for veterinary students.
Source - July 26, 2007 - 2:03 AM | Posted in - Gadgets






