INTRODUCTION Success rates with emergent endotracheal intubation (ETI) improve with increasing provider experience. Few objective metrics exist to quantify differences in ETI technique between providers of various skill levels. We tested the feasibility of using motion capture videography to quantify variability in the motions of the left hand and the laryngoscope in providers with various expe...

This paper details the results of an effort to develop a computer-based algorithm for sound localization for use in unmanned vehicles. The algorithm takes input from two or more microphones and estimates the position of the sound source relative to the microphone array. A priori knowledge of the stimulus is not required. The algorithm takes advantage of time-of-arrival and frequency cues to est...

Analyzing human poses with a Kinect is a promising method to evaluate potentials risks of musculoskeletal disorders at workstations. In ecological situations, complex 3D poses and constraints imposed by the environment make it difficult to obtain reliable kinematic information. Thus, being able to predict the potential accuracy of the measurement for such complex 3D poses and sensor placements ...

OBJECTIVE This study assessed the impact of a blended, standardized curriculum for invasive bedside procedural training on medical knowledge and technical skills for Internal Medicine residents. METHODS The investigators developed a curriculum in procedural instruction and performance for Internal Medicine house staff, and implemented the program at a tertiary care academic medical center wit...

INTRODUCTION We attempted to adapt a METI Emergency Care Simulator to support anesthesia scenarios but faced two challenges: the CO2 gas exhaled by the mannequin does not represent the simulated patient's physical status, and the METI Waveform Display software does not support capnography monitoring. METHODS We developed a software application that simulates a CO2 trace that corresponds to th...

Methods Eight EMTs participated in the course, which started with self-studies based on the 2005 ALS-algorithm and an instructional DVD that has been produced in-house. This was followed by six hours of skill training workshops. Another six hours of traditional mannequin simulation preceded the more advanced scenarios which also spanned over six hours (six scenarios) on CPR mannequins (Skilltra...

The research work presented in this thesis is concerned with the analysis of the human body as a calibration platform for estimation of a pinhole camera model used in Augmented Reality environments mediated through Optical See-Through Head-Mounted Display. Since the quality of the calibration ultimately depends on a subject’s ability to construct visual alignments, the research effort is initia...

Introduction: Bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation is the first and important part of the airway management. The aim of present study was to evaluate the quality of four different BVM ventilation techniques - E-C, Thenar Eminence, Thenar Eminence (Dominant hand)-E-C (Non dominant hand), and Thenar Eminence (Non dominant hand)-E-C (Dominant hand) - among two novice and experienced groups. Methods: I...

BACKGROUND Trauma team training using simulation has become an educational compensation for a low number of severe trauma patients in 49 of Norway's 50 trauma hospitals for the last 12 years. The hospitals' own simple mannequins have been employed, to enable training without being dependent on expensive and advanced simulators. We wanted to assess the participants' assessment of using a standar...