The AirSim Difficult Airway - adult intubation head - provides a solution for varying degrees of difficulty when practicing airway management. This versatile model ranges from challenging to very difficult to intubate, facilitating a variety of training scenarios from beginner to advanced users.
Model features and benefits:
Laryngospasm
Adjustable from normal to complete airway obstruction.
Sudden closure of the vocal cords can be simulated.
Upon successful user action, laryngospasm can be mechanically reversed to provide positive feedback.
Displaced larynx
Ability to displace the larynx into a more anterior position to make laryngoscopy more challenging.
Adjustable to provide various levels of difficulty.
Tongue Edema
The tongue can be swollen to simulate various degrees of macroglossia.
Receding / protruding Mandible
Ability to simulate 2 degrees of mandibular protrusion; one normal and one receding mandible
Overbite and underbite features simulated
Trismus
Ability to grossly restrict mouth opening to make insertion of airway devices more challenging
Neck lock / Head rotation restriction
Ability to simulate cervical arthropathy through restricting the range of motion of cervical spine
Neck lock / Head rotation restriction
Front of Neck airway management
Simulate needle and surgical cricothyroidotomy and percutaneous tracheostomy
All features can be activated quickly and effortlessly by the instructor to create a more challenging or easier experience. The features can be used in isolation or combined to deliver a scenario with numerous variations of difficulty. Compliant with DAS guidelines & Compatible with all current medical devices.