EPISIOTOMY SUTURING TASK TRAINER FOR REMOTE LEARNING – TECHNICAL REPORT

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Abstract

Keywords:
Simulation-based learning, task trainer, episiotomy suturing

Introduction:
In order to learn a clinical skill safely for both the professional and the patient, clinical skills task trainers are often used in medical universities. Due to COVID-19 pandemics and the transition of universities to remote work, students temporarily did not have the opportunity to develop their practical clinical skills in person at the clinical simulation center. This problem can be partially solved by sending clinical task trainers and all the necessary disposable medical equipment home to students and instructing them remotely. Commercial clinical skills simulators, despite their good quality, are expensive and serviced by specialists. The goal of our work was to develop an episiotomy suturing task trainer that could be produced in large quantum’s and at low cost.

Case description:
A model of mediolateral episiotomy was created from sculptural plasticine.
The model was fixed and filled with an acrylic-based material, after the material hardened and the previously made model was removed from it, an acrylic mold was obtained. Further, a colored two-component silicone (ZA 00-20) was poured inside the mold. Once hardened, the silicone took on an elastic consistency that was similar to human soft tissue. The resulting clinical skill simulator was supplemented with the necessary medical equipment: a suture kit, scalpel, surgical gloves, and surgical sutures. The average price for the production of a mannequin is 10EUR, with the equipment included – 20EUR. The production time for one simulator is 2 hours. 30 sets were created and sent to students, individual response from mentors was obtained.

Conclusions:
The resulting simulator cost is at least 10 times cheaper compared to commercial ones.

Summary:
The resulting simulator turned out to be cheap, production – fast. Simulator received excellent reviews from mentors.

Field of Science*

  • 3.2 Clinical medicine
  • 5.3 Educational sciences

Publication Type*

  • 3.4. Other publications in conference proceedings (including local)

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