Photo/Laura Hancock/University Advancement

VITAL SIGNS: Shelly Vander Velden, second from left, RN and assistant professor of OHSU's simulation center
at EOU, explainsthe inner workings of "SimMan." Velden says that the high-fidelity mannequin can be used
successfully in terms of teaching skills. "The technology involved is really incredible," Velden said. SimMan is
even equipped with lungs that are attached to an air compressor, causing his chest to rise and fall, and a

computer controls and monitors all readable vital signs.

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