TMS
Student Corner
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Simulator’s Cont.
and we do not damage or alter the system in any way that would cause
further malfunction. Any BMET knows that this can take some time. We
also know that when problems are unfamiliar, they can be quite expensive when finding someone who knows how to resolve the issues.
Patient
Simulators
Are fully
automatic
patient
simulator
specifically
designed for
training in
anesthesia,
respiratory
and critical
care.
Patient simulators are a new technology that is not currently made familiar to any level of technician in a clinical or training site aside from basic operations and simple maintenance. What I have found over my experiences at the Simulation Center is that BMETs fall in a very good position to service these devices just like any other medical device. The tools
we need are already in our training and it only takes some exposure and
hands on practice to make learning these systems and invaluable asset
to our skills. These simulators can run up to over 60 thousand dollars and
warranties do cover them for a period of time, but warranties can expire
long before the simulators are ready to. Keeping medical devices safely
functioning and productive is how the BMET helps the clinicians to save
lives. Caring for the patient simulator, the tool that is used to produce the
future health care professionals can easily become the responsibility of
the BMET technician.