Robotic Patients Used to Help Train Doctors

skeletor935 writes "Due to the increase in the number of medical students in Mexico, medical schools have turned to the use of robotic patients to assist in training." From the article: "The robots are dummies complete with mechanical organs, synthetic blood and mechanical breathing systems."

It takes a steady hand...

[TripMaster Monkey]

An image of one of these robotic patient training kits can be found here [yimg.com].

Mechanical Organs, huh?

[Frac]

I smell an opportunity to commercialize this "mechanical organs" technology with another well-known product [realdoll.com]. Oooh la la!

Poke!

[RUFFyamahaRYDER]

Hopefully they get enough practice so I don't have a ton of holes in my arm while they try multiple times to take blood!

Futurama quote

[CarlJagt]

Zoidberg: Oh, the hypochondriac's back. So what is it this time?
Fry: Well my lead pipe hurts a little-
Zoidberg: That's normal. Next patient.

the 3 laws

[0110011001110101]

iMedicalStudent

A robot may not injure a human or, through inaction, allow a human to come to harm, even if that human has jabbed him repeatedly in the arm with a practice needle

a robot must obey orders given to it by a human, except where it would conflict with the first law, and except when that order is "Hey, get better quick before the professor comes back, and then say I did it!"

A robot must protect itself, as long as that protection doesn't violate either the first or second law. Hmmm, this one sort of limits how many robots will be in the ICU in the first place eh?

Re:Nice Demo

[donutz]

The robot was used for instruction for surgeons and anaesthesiologists.

"Excuse me, Doctor, but I think you meant to clamp here, and clip there. There you go, now you got it. Oh, by the way, tell the anaesthesiologist that I could really use some more anaethesia. Other than that, doing good."

Damn it....

[tktk]

"The robots are dummies complete with mechanical organs, synthetic blood and mechanical breathing systems."

Why are they using our politians? They should use their own.

Can they fix my Optimus Prime?

[Anonymous Coward]

The dog got a hold of him and chewed em up real good :-(

Why...

[geekster]

Why was I programmed to feel pain!!

Do they come with Lawyers?

[Numbah One]

Do the robotic patients come paired with robotic lawyers so students can get used to the malpractice lawsuits?

Doctor, He's Crashing!

[Watchman_ds]

Doctor, He's Crashing!

Give him 5 mg of ativan, start an epi drip, and somebody get me an emergency boot disk, STAT!

Re:Do they come with Lawyers?

[maotx]

Do the robotic patients come paired with robotic lawyers so students can get used to the malpractice lawsuits?

From the summary:
The robots are dummies complete with mechanical organs, synthetic blood and mechanical breathing systems.

I thought that they were lawyers...

Re:It takes a steady hand...

[alc6379]

I'd like to be in charge of programming these things. Somehow, I'd "accidentally slip", and program the robot to jump up and scream,

OH GOD! NOT THERE! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, YOU JUST KILLED ME! HOW DID THEY LET YOU INTO MED SCHOOL?!?!

...as soon as you touched it with the scalpel. Is that mean?