Life/form GERi Manikin - Basic/Advanced

Life/form GERi Manikin - Basic/Advanced Overview

The Life/form GERi Manikin is a realistic, life-sized manikin that allows the user to simulate a wide variety of nursing and medical procedures. The GERi Manikin's major joints move naturally and easily to provide an experience that is very similar to real-life patient handling. It is lightweight and easy to manipulate.

Vitality Medical has many other educational supplies available, from charts to plastic body models.

Manufacturer's Description

GERi™ has an elderly appearance with skin wrinkles and folds. Complete lifelike range of motion, realistic patient positioning, and non-pinching joints - moves like a person.

• Lightweight - approximately 28 lbs.
• Full-size adult manikin - measures 58 in.
• Overall female appearance
• Converts to male with removal of wig and attachment of male genitals
• Visual Inspection:
• Normal and Cancerous Mole
• Stage 1 Sacral Ulcer
• Dilated and constricted pupils
• Reddened Skin Folds
• Patient Care Simulation:
• Bandaging and Wound Dressing
• Bed Baths
• Clothing Changes
• Denture Placement and Removal, Upper and Lower
• Ear Canal Irrigation, Otic Drops, and Hearing Aid Placement
• Eye Irrigation
• Finger and Toe Manipulation with Bandaging - Flexible and Individually Molded
• Hair Care Washing and Combing
• Intramuscular Injection Sites: Arm, Thigh, Buttock
• Oral and Nasal Hygiene: Lavage, Gavage, and Suctioning
• Ostomy Care: Ileostomy and Colostomy Tissue
• Maintenance and Appliance Application, Lavage, and Suctioning
• Patient Positioning
• Patient Transfer Techniques
• Pericare
• Tracheostomy Care, Lavage and Suctioning
• Gastrostomy Procedures, Lavage and Gavage
• Enema Administration, Female Only
• Urinary Catheterization, Female and Uncircumcised Male
• Pap Smears and Douching
• Prostate Exam, Stage B
• Nasogastric Tube Placement
• Internal Fluid Reservoirs

The Advanced GERi™ Manikin simulates over 35 nursing and medical procedures, and also includes:

• Right IV Training Arm with a shoulder intramuscular injection site featuring replaceable skin and veins that roll when palpated, realistic flashback confirms proper needle placement
• Left Blood Pressure Training Arm that reproduces all five Korotkoff sounds and allows the instructor to vary systolic and diastolic levels, pulse rate, volume, and auscultatory gap
• Standard arms with right and left shoulder intramuscular injection sites are also included.
• Ideal for OBRA Required Training. Life/form® Five-Year Warranty. Carry case not included.

Manuals and Documents

• Brochure contains product features and specifications.