Specifications include, but are not limited to: New - High-Fidelity Birthing Simulator The high-fidelity birthing simulator must have the following features: •Ability to simulate different types of delivery experiences, including C-section, shoulder dystocia, breech, and normal vaginal deliveries •Legs that can allow students to assess and palpate a deep-vein thrombosis (palpable venous cord segments and swelling, visible redness) •Ability to interface with virtual reality •Simulation and control of postpartum hemorrhage blood flow with Bakri and/or Jada balloon tamponade. •Medium to light skin tone •Abdomen that allows students to perform Leopold’s maneuvers on a pregnant abdomen •Legs with range of motion to be used with obstetrical stirrups and for students to learn about McRoberts maneuver and suprapubic pressure in shoulder dystocia deliveries •Touchscreen bedside vital signs monitor •Tablet with simulator operating software •Bluetooth and RF communication capabilities •Interchangeable abdominal covers that allow students to palpate the baby and uterus, feel labor contractions, and simulate a C-section incision •Abdominal cover that allows us to convert the simulator into a non-pregnant patient for use in other lab simulations •Heart and lung sounds that students can auscultate •Ability to be catheterized with Foley catheters •Supports our current monitoring equipment used in the nursing lab: EKG, capnography, Zoll defibrillation, NIBP, TOCO, and pulse oximetry •Ability to cardiovert, pace, and defibrillate the heart using a Zoll defibrillator •Pulses that students can feel in the arms, wrists, and neck •Ability to show students cardiac EKG rhythms on vital sign monitor •Students should be able to auscultate the baby’s heart rate and breathing after birth for realist Apgar assessment •Realistic looking and feeling umbilical cord, placenta, and detachable placental pieces •Useable subcutaneous and intramuscular injection sites •Ability to simulate different kinds of seizures •CPR compression and ventilation performance feedback for students
