Tube and Trach Skills Simulator

Features of the Tube and Trach Skills Simulator

The Tube and Trach Skills Simulator is a detailed training model for use in instruction, training, and practise of vital tracheostomy skills and care for patients with respiratory conditions. The level of detail and realism included with the Tube and Trach Skills Simulator makes it ideal for use in a wide range of educational environments.

The Tube and Trach Skills Simulator is also designed for use in instructing gastrointestinal care procedures through oral and nasal access. The Tube and Trach Skills Simulator includes realistic landmarks to aid the user, such as  the trachea, oesophagus, lungs, and stomach. The Tube and Trach Skills Simulator includes methyl cellulose which can be mixed with water in order to produce a realistic mucus-like fluid; this fluid can be added to the lungs and stomach in order to allow for realistic tracheostomy suctioning care.

Dressing changes and cuff-inflation can also be carried out with the Tube and Trach Skills Simulator. Other features of the Tube and Trach Skills Simulator include:

• NG tube care (insertion, irrigation, and removal)
• Gastric lavage and gavage
• Feeding tube insertion and removal
• Nasoenteric and oesophagal tube care
• Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal care
• Tracheostomy tube care
• Intubation using a laryngoscope blade

The Tube and Trach Skills Simulator is designed for use with a size 6 tracheostomy tube and a size 6 NG tube. Spray-pump lubricant, methyl cellulose, an instruction manual, and a hard carry case are all included with the Tube and Trach Skills Simulator.