The Countess of Chester Hospital is championing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. In the past 3 years over 1,000 medical specialists and trainee doctors have been trained by the hospital’s staff on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This includes undergraduates from the University of Chester and Liverpool, and student nurses from Chester and Edge Hill.
interactive CPR training that mimics real-life cardiac arrest scenarios needs investment in high-tech equipment. This includes ‘Sim Man’, a new CPR training simulator manikin which offers enhanced simulation capabilities that mimic real-life cardiac arrest scenarios with startling realism.
The Countess Charity needed the funds for this and contacted the Ursula Keyes Trust. The Ursula Keys Trust is a long-standing supporter of the charity, having funded the Ursula Keyes Breast Care Centre at the hospital, opened in May 2003, and other medical equipment donated since. The Trust was happy to help and donated £50,000 to add to £46,000 from the Countess of Chester Hospital Fund to purchase the simulator manikin.
Trustees were able to see Sim Man in action recently at the hospital’s education unit and wish staff well, following a demonstration of Sim Man’s advanced features.
Sim Man, nicknamed ‘Barnes’, is linked up to a control room with an observation window where an infinite number of conditions can be simulated to help train medical staff. Strokes, heart sounds, blocked airways, different patient responses can all be mimicked and the ‘patient’ can speak, cry, dribble, sweat, dilate eye pupils or provide a pulse in the neck, wrist or feet. Barnes can also be different persona to help fine tune error management and provide accurate diagnosis and treatment quickly.
Steve Hughes, Clinical Skills Lead for Medical Education at The Countess of Chester Hospital said; “High fidelity simulation manikins have the ability to mimic, at a very high level, human body functions and offer a level of realism and complexity that closely mirrors clinical practice, enabling learners to develop advanced clinical skills and competencies.”
Kate Vaughan, Clinical Skills Lead said;”We are immensely grateful to the Ursula Keyes Trust for their major donation supporting our new CPR training simulator manikin, I would like to thank the trustees for their kindness and generosity.”
Head of Fundraising for the Countess Charity, Angie Lopez added;“The Ursula Keyes Trust has been key in supporting the Countess on many occasions for which we are truly grateful. We would also like to wish the Ursula Keyes Trust a happy 40th year of making a difference in our community.”
John Brimelow, Chair of Trustees at the Ursula Keyes Trust, added;“Staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital go above and beyond to do amazing work for its patients and the community served. Ursula Keyes Trust is happy to continue to support this work by providing this grant to enable the purchase of the state-of-the-art Simulator Manikin. We’ve seen it in action and know it will be a real asset for the region’s patients. This is an important way the Ursula Keyes Trust can make a difference to the community and quality of life in the City. We are proud to be able to support this project which will help train and prepare others for medical emergencies.”
PHOTOS: Top: LtoR: Steve Hughes, Clinical Skills Lead for Medical Education at The Countess of Chester Hospital, Angie Lopez, Head of Fundraising at The Countess Charity, John McLintock, Trustee and John Brimelow, Chair of Trustees, Ursula Keyes Trust, Sallie Kelsey, Head of Education and Kate Vaughan, Clinical Skills Lead at The Countess of Chester Hospital.
Below Left: Testing reactions: LtoR: Steve Hughes, Clinical Skills Lead for Medical Education and Kate Vaughan, Clinical Skills Lead at The Countess of Chester Hospital, John Brimelow, Chair of Trustees, Ursula Keyes Trust and Sallie Kelsey, Head of Education at The Countess of Chester Hospital.
Below Right: Observing: Angie Lopez, Head of Fundraising at The Countess Charity.
