Radiography students can learn how to perform portable X-Rays with a real portable unit. The students learn  patient interaction,  radiation safety, patient safety, and radiographic skills in a very realistic environment. Analog and Digital imaging is available.  The Acute Care Unit is shown. 

Results of the portable chest film taken in Acute Care Bed 1.

Once the Radiography student has taken the portable chest film, the cassette is taken back to the Radiology Department.  If it is an analog film it will be developed in the dark room.  In this case, a digital cassette was used.  The film you see on the computer screen is a digital image. 

The fracture can be easily seen on this radiograph.

With a different patient a fractured leg is clearly shown.   This  particular patient is a Laerdal Vital-sim with interchangeable legs, one of which contains fractured "bones." He was taken to the Radiology Department by a team of nursing and respiratory students.

SIMS Medical also has the capacity to create NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) scenarios. 

The Ultrasim unit can produce real patient ultrasound images.

Sonography students learn anatomy, pathology, and scanning routines on a highly sophisticated Ultrasim computer based simulator.  A wide range of normal and abnormal exams can be performed for abdominal, Ob-Gyn, and vascular studies.
The student has to decide what images to create, to record, measure and present for "reading" to the faculty.

The Ultrasim is approved for Continuing Education Units.

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