Laerdal SimMan Essential - Manual (Page 42)

SETUP FOR SIMULATION
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Cleaning the Blood systeM
After using the bleeding system, the system must be cleaned to prevent residue from clogging the valves and tubes. Keep any wounds
used connected while flushing the system with a cleaning solution.
1 Ensure the manikin power is on.
2 Ensure the manikin’s internal reservoirs are drained. See Empty Internal Blood Reservoir.
3 Fill a bottle with a 60% Isopropanol solution or 70% Ethanol solution.
4 Fill the manikin’s internal blood reservoir with the alcohol solution. See Fill Manikin Blood Reservoir.
If the manikin will be stored for long periods of time or transported in freezing conditions, it is recommended to fill the
reservoir with one of the recommended alcohol solution to prevent damage and preserve the integrity of the blood system.
5 From the <Instructor Application>, open Circulation and fluids tab, check the boxes for Upper port and Lower port, then select
Venous from the adjacent drop-down menus. Move the sliders (to the right) to maximum bleeding rates.
6 Allow the Bleeding system to flush with the cleaning solution until the internal reservoir is empty.
7 The blood system should be flushed repeatedly until the discharged fluids are clear.
8 When finished, uncheck all of the boxes (in the Instructors application).
ConneCting the wounds kit
SimMan Essential Bleeding comes with a Wound Kit. The Wound Kit includes two wounds as well as double-sided tape to attach each
wound to the manikin skin. Connect each wound to a bleeding port on the manikin torso to simulate a bleeding patient.
1 Select a wound from the wound kit. 2 Connect the tube from the wound, to the nearest blood port.
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