Robot new tool in EMS training

Thursday, October 6, 2016
Robots are being used more and more in medicine. In some cases, it's a high-tech device used in surgery.

But robots are also used to help teach.
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"Trauma Hal" is being used to train emergency response crews.

It can be used with real equipment, such as a defibrillator or a tourniquet.
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And it speaks, blinks and can simulate breathing, bleeding and a seizure.

He's not tethered down or plugged in. He's controlled by a tablet 100 feet away.
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