Introduction - Laerdal ALS Baby Trainer Mode D'emploi

Laerdal ALS Baby direction for use rev E:Laerdal ALS Baby dire#88E7D.qxd
The Laerdal ALS Baby Trainer comes with ECG monitoring chest
skin, and the Laerdal Intubation Baby Trainer comes with a plain
chest skin.
The Laerdal ALS Baby Trainer simulates a 3 month old,
5 kilogram / 11 pound infant.
It is designed to provide the following common diagnosis and
treatment modalities:
Airway management
- Ventilation via bag-valve-mask
- Endotracheal and nasotracheal intubation
- Auscultation of breath sounds
- Bilateral chest movement and stomach distention
- Oral/Nasal Airways
- Insertion of LMA (Laryngeal Mask Airway)
Vascular access practice (ALS Baby only)
- realistic intraosseous access and drug therapies.
ECG monitoring and arrhythmia recognition
(ALS Baby only)
- 3-lead, 4 connection ECG on manikin chest.
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INTRODUCTION

Assembly - Getting started
Before use, perform the following preparations:
Lubrication of the airway
During this procedure, wear protective gloves to avoid
contamination. Spray into the mouth/airway using the lubricant
spray (supplied with manikin). Also lubricate the tip of the
endotracheal tube and laryngoscope blade before performing
endotracheal or nasotracheal intubation.
Placement of IO pads (ALS Baby only)
- Unpack one of the intraosseous access (IO) pads.
- Hold the pad with the blood
reservoir pointing upwards.
- Insert the blood reservoir
end of the pad into
the round cavity
in the knee.
- Carefully bend the
foot downward, and
while holding it down:
Slip the tab at the lower
end of the IO pad into
the square cavity inside
the foot.
- Let the foot bend back
to normal position.
ECG connection (ALS Baby only)
The three connectors on the lead from the manikin are snapped
into place on the corresponding mount on the Heartsim 200
rhythm simulator.
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