CHILD WHO HAS DOWN SYNDROME
Lifecast Body Simulation, a leader in realistic training manikins, announces the release of the world’s first Child who has Down Syndrome training manikin. This realistic manikin was formed from a real-life 3D body scan of a seven (7) year old girl who has Down syndrome named Gwen and will be available to healthcare education facilities around the world to facilitate specialty and inclusive training in managing Down syndrome.
Down syndrome (also called Trisomy 21) is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in extra genetic material from chromosome 21. While varied amongst patients, a few common physical traits of some children who have Down syndrome are low muscle tone, a difficult airway for intubation, smaller stature, gapping in the toes, almond-shaped eyes, a single deep crease across the center of the palm, smaller hands and feet – all of which are accurately represented in the Gwen training manikin.
Gwen was created by Lifecast Body Simulation and the University of Greenwich in London who also received support from the Down Syndrome Association. Gwen and her family are truly supporting such a worthy cause in creating awareness of Down syndrome and giving healthcare providers an accurate means of training while continuing to support diversity and inclusion in simulation-based education and training.
“Gwen is the world’s first truly inclusive manikin. Our goal is to make manikins that look like real people. We worked with the University of Greenwich in the UK to create this manikin lifecast and 3D scan of Gwen, a 7 year-old girl who has Down Syndrome who lives in the UK with her dad, mum and brother.” says David Halliwell, Founding Director of Lifecast Body Simulation Ltd.
CHILD WHO HAS DOWN SYNDROME - KEY FEATURES
Difficult intubation (smaller mouth opening)
Single Transverse Palmar Crease
Gapping in toes
Low muscle tone
Smaller stature
Almond-shaped eyes
Smaller hands and feet
Intraosseous access
Premium padded carry bag with wheels
To express your interest in the Lifecast Body Simulation Child With Down Syndrome, please Contact Us using the button below.
**Every effort is made to replicate the manikins however these are bespoke items and may each one produced may differ to those shown here.
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Lifecast Body Simulation is proud to announce the launch of manufacturing in Sarasota, Florida in collaboration with Echo Healthcare. Echo Healthcare is the proud licensor, manufacturer and distributor of Lifecast Body Simulation Products in North America. Over 30 years of creating manikins for films and movies (including Oscar-winning work on films such as “Gladiator” and “Saving Private Ryan”) have been married with the latest medical technology to create the most lifelike training tools available for today’s medical learners. Kevin King, CEO of Echo Healthcare, states, “We are thrilled to be able to serve our customers in both the USA and Canada with local manufacturing, supply and support. We are also proud to create numerous new jobs across North America on both the production and commercial side.” John Schoonraad, Creative Director and cofounder of Lifecast Body Simulation states “It has always been my dream to build our medical products in the USA, and we are delighted to be collaborating with Echo Healthcare to realize our joint vision of transforming medical education through innovation.” John Schoonraad, Creative Director and cofounder of Lifecast Body Simulation states: “It has always been my dream to build our medical products in the USA, and we are delighted to be collaborating with Echo Healthcare to realize our joint vision of transforming medical education through innovation.”
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