Open AccessAn Inexpensive Adult Lumbar Puncture Task-Trainer with Simulated Cerebrospinal Fluid
Author(s) -
Steven Warrington,
Anne Marie Warrington
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hca healthcare journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3830
pISSN - 2689-0216
DOI - 10.36518/2689-0216.1083
Subject(s) - cerebrospinal fluid , lumbar puncture , trainer , lumbar , task (project management) , medicine , computer science , cerebrospinal fluid pressure , surgery , engineering , pathology , systems engineering , programming language
Simulation is beneficial in achieving competence and success in the performance of procedures. Unfortunately, costs associated with purchasing simulation equipment is a significant barrier to implement this training. The objective was to create a model for lumbar puncture that allowed performance of the procedure using anatomic landmarks, ability to obtain cerebrospinal fluid, and measure opening pressure.