The Hungry Manikin® – Paediatric Nasogastric Feeding Trainer

Description

The Hungry Manikin® Paediatric Trainer helps parents, carers, and healthcare staff safely practise nasogastric and gastrostomy feeding in children. With transparent anatomy, fluid aspiration, pH testing, and visible tube placement, it builds confidence in measuring, inserting, and managing feeding tubes, ensuring safer care and enhanced understanding of paediatric enteral feeding.

Skills

• This model was designed by nutrition nurses at Birmingham Children’s Hospital to  demonstrate to parents/carers the technique for inserting nasogastric and gastrostomy tubes in children
• This simple to use simulator helps identify the stages of placement, ensuring that the nasogastric device is passed safely and correctly.
• This child manikin enables parents/carers to visualise the correct positioning of nasogastric and gastrostomy tubes and also practise the associated techniques
• Families have reported that The Hungry Manikin gave them invaluable practice and  increased their confidence and understanding.
• Measurement, placement and securement of nasogastric tube
• Insertion of gastrostomy tube
• As the manikin accepts fluids, training in the following procedures is now possible:
  • Aspiration of the stomach for confirming correct tube placement
  • Measuring pH (acidity/alkalinity) of stomach aspirate
  • Enteral feeding via nasogastric or gastrostomy tubes
  • Administration of liquid based medicines

Features

• The Hungry Manikin has been significantly improved so that fluids can be introduced into the stomach
• The transparent cover is now removable and, by means of a simple connector, the stomach can be removed for cleaning
• Movable epiglottis to demonstrate swallowing
• Transparent body – allowing trainees to observe the tube being passed
• Divided nasal septum
• Gastrostomy opening
• Representation of lungs and oesophagus

2 Year Guarantee

• This model, manufactured by Adam,Rouilly, comes with a 2 Year Guarantee.
  This guarantee applies to models which have been used correctly and covers durability and functionality.

Includes

• Instruction manual
• Rigid carrying case

Note

Size 8 Fr Nasogastric and Size 12 Fg Ryles tubes should be used with this model

Manufacturer

Adam,Rouilly