Jim is a simulation manikin at Lakehead University's nursing simulation lab in Thunder Bay, Ont. Students are using him to learn how to handle Code Blue emergencies.
With LED screens for eyes, which can be altered in shape and colour to mimic different medical conditions, movable joints, a pulse and a fluctuating heartbeat, Jim offers real-time feedback as students treat his varying ailments. While Lakehead's school of nursing has run simulated code blue labs since 2009, Jim is taking students' hands-on education up a notch with software that shows them the quality and consistency of their resuscitation efforts.
As she gave Jim chest compressions, she checked a tablet screen to watch her progress and see if she was pumping deeply and consistently enough. Jim was successfully revived.