SmartMan News! CPR makes a difference. The research is in. It is now well documented that we should waste as little time as possible beginning chest compressions. We also know that not all CPR performances are equal. Good quality CPR can re-oxygenate the blood so that an AED has a better chance of having success. |
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Ambu SmartMan© leads the way in providing a simple real time feedback system so that lay people and professionals can performCPR skills at a high level.
SmartMan© leads the industry in providing accurate streamed data on all key parameters for every skill. If you are doing research into CPR, then there is no other system that provides you with the in depth accurate records for all required skills. As a researcher, you have access to all the information. Leading edge researchers are showing that people trained on SmartMan© do perform CPR skills better. |
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2013-11-01 SmartMan Neonate Released The Neonate has a high quality look and feel and is suitable for CPR on a firm surface or when held in the arm. It allows for practice of chest compressions with the two thumb method and the two finger method. With the special importance of ventilations on a neonate, SmartMan provides several innovative activities to improve ventilation skills. Also with the great difference in size of babies at this age, SmartMan Neonate allows the user to easily and quickly change the lung capacity. >>> More Details |
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2013-07-01 SmartMan Megacode Released
Information provided is designed to improve the quality of CPR performed as you run the code. |
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2013-06-01 SmartMan Baby Wireless Released |
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2013-06-21 SmartMan ROC Released |
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2013-01-15 SmartMan Wireless Released |
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2012-11-30 SmartBaby Wins Innovation Award |
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2012-03-31 SmartMan Admin Module This software provides a graph and basic statistics of the CPR results performed on SmartMan. It is designed to provide a quick trend analysis. You have the ability to refine the groups of results you wish to examine and you are able to further filter results within that group. The SmartMan Admin Module has a function to export results so they can be examined in Excel or other statistical program. This software is a standalone program that examines practice and test results of CPR activities performed on SmartMan, Airway SmartMan and SmartBaby. It does not need to be connected to SmartMan. It can be used anywhere there is access to the internet. |
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2012-03-03 SmartBaby Released This baby manikin has an excellent weight and balance with accurate response for compressions and ventilations. It features the award winning SmartMan color feedback for compressions, ventilations and CPR. It supports both 15:2 and 30:2 as require3d by the guidelines. |
Best Practice CPR Training Solution SmartMan releases a full upgrade for its Guidelines 2010 compliant training system. It now includes a number of new training exercises to help retrain those trained under the previous guidelines. |
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CPR Performance Results in Germany and Austria Blind tests of EMT's and Paramedics' CPR skills were measured using SmartMan. Results show that performance levels fall far below what is required for optimal value to victims. These results are consistent with those found in studies conducted on similar groups in the USA. More on Rettmobile here. |
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SMARTMAN AWARD FOR BEST CPR |
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SmartMan Releases Guidelines 2010 Version SmartMan releases training software to meet the new guidelines. It is the first system to directly address the changes required in the new guidelines. This includes the need to push the chest deeper and faster. |
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AIRWAY SMARTMAN INNOVATION Airway SmartMan brings to ALS training, the same real time feedback and at-a-glance understanding that made the original basic skills SmartMan. |
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AIRWAY SMARTMAN HOT PRODUCT AWARD |
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AIRWAY SMARTMAN RELEASED |
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SMARTMAN AWARD FOR BEST CPR |
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SMARTMAN IMPROVES SURVIVAL RATES
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Ventura County EMS was “delighted to report on this success, and hoped that is might give others thoughts on how to look at their EMS systems.” They found that “improving CPR made the difference” and “it would be hard to find an EMS Quality Improvement effort that could do better.” |
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TOP EMS INNOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARD |
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SMARTMAN IMPROVES USE OF BVM An independent research project was designed to directly address this situation. Through a brief training on SmartMan, EMTs and paramedics were able to dramatically improve their delivery of inspiration. This research is another confirmation that SmartMan's visual real time feedback works with people in the field. |
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SKILLS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SET WITH SMARTMAN |
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EMS AGENCY REQUIRES OBJECTIVE SKILLS EVALUATION |
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SMARTMAN IMPROVES COMPRESSIONS |
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SMARTMAN ACCEPTED INTO CARDIAC CARE RESEARCH |
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SMARTMAN LEADING THE WAY BACK TO BASIC CPR |
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GRADES 8-9 LEARN CPR ON SMARTMAN |
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