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Medical simulator

  • US 5,385,474 A
  • Filed: 12/09/1992
  • Issued: 01/31/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of simulating emergency conditions as might be experienced in the operating room, including the steps of displaying from a memory simulated initial patient vital sign information representing a desired patient condition, modifying the vital sign information in accordance with one of a plurality of scripts, displaying a plurality of user input options, evaluating the input options selected by the user from the plurality of options in relation to preferred option choices in the script to determine the appropriateness and timeliness of the user responses, modifying the vital sign data in accordance with said script for improvements of vita sign information displayed if the user responses are appropriate and timely for return to the desired patient condition or continuing to display worsening patient vital sign information a critical condition in accordance with the script if the responses are inappropriate or untimely, providing a plurality of script blocks in each script, said script blocks being initiated sequentially representing worsening patient conditions, and passing to a lower script block if the simulated patient'"'"'s condition worsens and rising to a higher script block if the simulated patient'"'"'s condition improves, assigning a numerical value to each correct user selection or selections untimely made and progressing upwardly in the script when a positive threshold number is achieved and moving downwardly in the script when a negative threshold number is achieved, providing the user with a plurality of options, timing the user response time, transitioning through the script blocks in accordance with the evaluation of the user response time and appropriateness of the user choices.

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