CAE Healthcare releases Luna infant simulator

CAE Healthcare announced the release of CAE Luna, an infant simulator designed to fulfill clinical training requirements for neonatal and infant care and to simulate critical newborn conditions that require an interprofessional team response.

“CAE Luna will give healthcare providers confidence incaring for our most vulnerable patients, newborns in the first 28 days oflife,” said Dr. Robert Amyot, president of CAE Healthcare. “The size,physiology, responses and treatment options for neonates are unique and requirea specialized patient simulator to ensure the best preparation for safe and effectivecare.”

Operated by the CAE Maestro software, CAE Luna offersphysiological modeling that responds as a newborn would to clinicalinterventions. A wireless and tetherless infant simulator, CAE Luna can beoperated in hospitals or educational settings with a laptop, and without powercords or cables. The IV ports, peripheral arterial catheter site and umbilicalcord allow caregivers to safely practice administering medications and fluidsto a newborn patient. CAE Luna’s advanced airway and tracheostomy site allowsrepeat practice of delicate airway procedures without risk.

CAE Luna can be configured for essential infant nursingskills or for more advanced international Pediatric Advanced Life Support(PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) training requirements. Theneonatal simulator will include Simulated Clinical Experiences (SCEs) for easyintegration of simulation-based curriculum into clinical education for infantcare.