Gaumard Scientific is a Miami, Florida-based company that creates simulators for major teaching hospitals and nursing schools, medical military training and emergency medical services. The company traces its history to 1946 and has 300 employees.[1]
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| Company type | Private company |
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| Industry | Medical Simulation |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Daphne Eggert, CEO and President John Eggert, Executive Vice President |
| Products | Victoria®, Noelle®, HAL® |
| Revenue | $67.7 million |
Number of employees | 312 |
| Website | www |
A World War II trauma physician who explored the use of simulators for battlefield surgery founded Gaumard Scientific and developed the company's first product, which was a synthetic human skeleton used to replace the use of actual human skeletons in medical training programs.[2][3]
The company manufactures simulators and training devices in the following categories:[4]
Victoria (birthing simulator)
edit| Inception | 2014 |
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| Available | Currently available |
| Current supplier | Gaumard Scientific |
| Website | www |
The Noelle S2200 ("Victoria") is a full scale healthcare education simulator produced by Gaumard Scientific that simulates a mother in labor. The Noelle line of simulators[6][7] including the Victoria model can reproduce events seen during a full-term or premature delivery. Delivery can be programmed to mimic many situations from a normal vaginal birth to a C-section.[1] Complications including breech presentation, shoulder dystocia, maternal bleeding or umbilical cord prolapse can also be simulated.[5] Healthcare personnel can thus hone their skills addressing serious situations that may not occur frequently before working with real patients.[2] Victoria is tetherless and contains a rechargeable battery that can operate Victoria for about 8 hours as she is moved through a continuum of care. Additionally, actual medical equipment, such as a fetal monitor, a pulse oximeter and a blood pressure monitor can be used directly on Victoria.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Ampel, Celia (15 September 2014). "Miami company conceives hyper-realitic birthing simulator". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b Dahlberg, Nancy (14 September 2014). "Miami-based Gaumard's medical simulators provide human (like) touch". Miami Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Gaumard - About Us Page". Gaumard.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Gaumard website". Gaumard.com.
- ^ a b Tresca, Amber (September 25, 2014). "The Mother of All Birth Simulators?". UBM Medica Network. ObGyn.net. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ a b Schuch, Sarah (16 October 2014). "Robot teacher: Kettering University receives robotic birthing simulator to enhance learning". MLive. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ a b Zizaza, Nicky (1 October 2014). "U of M Flint unveils new simulation lab". Michigan NBC/NBC 25. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Gaumard Victoria product page". Gaumard.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.