Deluxe Blood Pressure Simulator With Amplifier/Speaker System

Skills

• A simulator for teaching physical assessment, this Blood Pressure Simulator helps resolve the uncertainties common in teaching students to take blood pressure
• This lifelike simulator allows the presetting of values for both systolic and diastolic pressures
• The ideal way to broadcast blood pressure sounds to an entire classroom
• The arm can be used for individual or group practice
• Provides an excellent means to practice listening to and distinguishing blood pressure sounds prior to actual clinical experience
• Five Korotkoff phases audibly discernible

Features

• Redesigned control unit
• Simple calibration procedure
• Palpable radial pulse

Students

• Use normal procedure to cuff arm and pump
• Check palpable pulse at the radial site
• Activate pressures at release valve
• Read pressures on sphygmomanometer
• Auscultate Korotkoff sounds with any stethoscope through a speaker in the arm

Instructor

• Uses control unit to:
  • Select systolic and diastolic settings
  • Adjust volume
  • Turn ausculatory gap on or off
  • Adjust pulse rate
• Easily calibrate unit for use with any sphygmomanometer