Robot patients
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Language(s):
- English French
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Equipment and Supplies Schools, Medical Education, Medical Injections World Health Organization
- Abstract:
- A machine simulates patient response to anesthesia and various other medical procedures; on the moniter a surgeon is seen giving a patient an injection. Verso: WHO/15509-15510. AMRO. Medical education. USA. The robot patient is a valuable ais in teaching. This robot is used at the Department of Medical Education, University of Southern California at Los Angeles. Its cost, in the hundreds of thousands dollars, is prohibitive for many countries. "Sim One" ,the robot patient, resets to anaethaetics and various other medical procedures the way a human patient does.
- Copyright:
- WHO must be mentioned in the accompanying text and/or given credit. This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
- Copyright Holder:
- World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20150902
- Extent:
- 1 photoprint.
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101437018 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A013666
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437018