Synthetic tissues lack the fidelity for the use in burn care simulators

ABSTRACT: This work compares the mechanical response of synthetic tissues used in burn care simulators from ten different manufacturers with that of ex vivo full thickness burned porcine skin as a surrogate for human skin tissues. This is of high practical importance since incorrect mechanical properties of synthetic tissues may introduce a negative bias during training due to the inaccurate haptic feedback from burn care simulator. A negative training may result in inadequately performed procedures, such as in escharotomy, which may lead to muscle necrosis endangering life and limb. Accurate haptic feedback in physical simulators is necessary to improve the practical training of non-expert providers for pre-deployment/pre-hospital burn care. With the U.S. Army’s emerging doctrine of prolonged field

SUBMITTER: Hannay V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9741590 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature