Laerdal Simpad User Manual

SimPad System Frequently Asked Questions

SimPad System

Frequently Asked Questions

August 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 5 most common SimPad System questions 3

2 Software 4

2.1 Automatic Mode 4

2.2 Manual Mode 9

2.3 Registering Interventions 15

2.4 Changing Parameters & Display 15

2.5 Event Log 20

2.6 Transferring files 24

2.7 Deleting, adding and rearranging themes and pre-designed scenarios 24

3 SimPad System 26

3.1 Link Box 27

3.2 SimPad 29

3.3 Battery 30

3.4 Patient Monitor (Hardware, Software, and License Keys) 32

4 Operating System, Network, and Connectivity 34

5 Features 37

5.1 Sounds 37

5.2 Rhythms 40

5.3 Blood Pressure 41

6 SimDesigner 42

7 Theme Editor 42

8 SimCenter 43

8.1 SimStore 43

9 Scenarios 45

10 Services 45

10.1 Technical/Warranty Issues 47

11 Compatibility with Other Laerdal Products 48

12 Product Specifications & Certifications 49

13 Other 50

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1 5 most common SimPad System questions

1) Q: Can I run SimPad software on my iPad?

A: No, the SimPad software must be run on a SimPad device.

2) Q: What products are supported by SimPad?

A: SimPad and Patient Monitor will support the following existing products as a separate system:

 ALS Simulator
 SimJunior
 SimNewB
 MegaCode Kelly (basic and advanced)
 MegaCode Kid (basic and advanced)
 Nursing Kelly
 Nursing Anne
 Nursing Kid
 Nursing Baby
 Sounds Trainer
 Arrhythmia Trainer
 Blood Pressure Trainer

3) Q: What is the battery life when fully charged?

A: Approximately 4 hours

4) Q: Can you use a headset with SimPad?

A: A headset can connect to SimPad to create two-way communication between the operator and the
simulator and surroundings.

Plug an analogue headset (4 pin jack) into the SimPad. The microphone of the headset will now be
routed to the manikin. If a microphone is connected to the Link Box as an alternative one, this
microphone will now be routed to the headset.

The yellow button on the SimPad can be configured in the Preferences menu to enable and disable the
input from the headset.

The headset output on the Link Box duplicates the sound to the manikin. It can be used to improve the
sound by adding additional speakers around the manikin.

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5) Q: How do I register my SimPad on

SimStore?

2 Software

2.1 Automatic Mode

Q: How do you run a scenario in Automatic Mode?

A: When running a scenario in Automatic Mode, the only task required by the instructor is to log the
participant’s actions. These events, when logged, as well as the events detected by the patient simulator, will
drive the scenario forward. All events are registered in the log for post-event debriefing and analysis.
Start by selecting a scenario. Here is an example:

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Q: Can I alter clinical (vital signs) when I am running in Automatic Mode?

A: Yes

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2.2 Manual Mode

Q: How do you run a scenario in Manual Mode?

A: When running a scenario in Manual Mode, the instructor’s task is to control the clinical state of the patient
simulator, as well as logging the participant’s actions. The instructor can plan scenarios using predefined

themes that include various patient states.

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Q: Can I save the changes I have made to a theme?

A: Yes, you can. If you do any changes to the open/waiting state, the state name will get an asterisk next to it
(*).From the menu you may want to save the theme with the current name or the save the theme with a new

name (‘Save theme as’).

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Q: What are the buttons inside the states for?

A: These buttons are attributes to the waiting state. Look to the buttons inside the open waiting state 'Recovery':

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1. The one to the left is shock activation: If the slider is set active (the yellow lightning is visible) and the

state is open, it will be activated if a shock is detected by the simulator.

2. The control to the right is transition time. Set your transition time to e.g. 0:30 and all the parameters in

state will change gradually from the current state to the active one over 30 seconds. If the transition time is
set to 0:00, the changes will happen immediately.

Q: Can you delete a state in manual mode?

A: Yes, hold down the state until it begins to “wiggle” and an “X” appears in the corner. Press the “X” and the

state will be deleted. To return to the original theme, select Menu > Revert to saved theme.

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2.3 Registering Interventions

Q: How do you register interventions?

2.4 Changing Parameters & Display

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Q: How can you adjust parameters manually?

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