Resusci Anne is a CPR training manikin used worldwide, with interchangeable airways and removable masks. Some models simulate medical traumas, and full-body manikins allow for practicing moving and positioning bodies during CPR and first aid procedures. The manikin is named after an unknown young woman who drowned in Paris in the late 1800s.
Resusci Anne is a popular cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training manikin introduced in 1960 by Norwegian Åsmund S. Lærdal. Also known as Rescue Anne or Rescue Annie, the manikin is sold around the world so that laypeople and professionals alike can learn CPR skills. Some Resusci Anne dolls also come with features that can allow for the simulation of various medical traumas, providing additional training opportunities.
The basic Resusci Anne consists of a torso and head with interchangeable airways and removable masks. The airways can be modified to simulate various situations that can occur during CPR, while the masks are used for sanitization during CPR training, allowing many students to use the same manikin without passing microbes to each other. Resusci Anne is also available in full-body manikin form, which allows individuals to practice moving and positioning bodies during CPR and other first aid procedures.
The basic units are used to show students how to correctly position a body for CPR and how to perform CPR effectively and safely. Some units are equipped with computer sensors that provide feedback or allow the instructor to simulate medical situations. For example, Resusci Anne could “die” if a student failed to clear the airway or did not compress hard enough. Similarly, an instructor might use the computer to simulate a complication, such as an airway closure caused by allergies.
These medical practice dummies can also be invented with various medical problems, such as broken limbs, severe cuts and so on, allowing people to practice a variety of first aid responses. Practicing on a Resusci Anne gives people the opportunity to see what it feels like to handle the weight of an unresponsive human body while performing first aid. The dummy is also used to remind people of the ABC’s of first aid: trainees are supposed to approach the doll saying “Anne? Anne? Are you OK?” reinforce the idea that only unresponsive patients need CPR, as a response from a victim indicates that she has a reasonably stable airway and is breathing, allowing rescuers to move on to check the patient’s circulation.
Numerous legends revolve around the face of the Resusci Anne doll. Some urban legends claim that her face is modeled on the inventor’s dead daughter. In fact, the face is a copy of the death mask of the inconnue de la Seine, an unknown young woman who drowned in Paris in the late 1800s. Her story captivated the public, and her death mask was widely circulated, eventually being was adopted as the model for the face of the Resusci Anne mannequin.
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