摘要 |
Disclosed is an auscultation training apparatus with a simple structure and excellent sense of reality through which medical students and resident physicians can acquire or improve effectively their auscultation skills. The auscultation training apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a stethoscope including hearing unit to be fitted in the outer ear of a wearer, and a chest piece to be in contact with an object to be diagnosed; a mannequin which is formed into a human shape and has a plurality of sites to be auscultated formed thereon; a sound source circuit configured to store, reproduce and transmit internal sounds for each case of disease; a receiver which is disposed on the stethoscope to receive internal sounds transmitted from the sound source circuit; a switch which is disposed at one end of the stethoscope to be switched on when the chest piece is in contact with the mannequin; a position sensing unit configured to provide a signal for sensing the auscultated site with which the chest piece is in contact; and a control unit configured to apply a control signal to the position sensing unit when the switch is switched on, and to receive a signal output from the position sensing unit to determine an auscultated site, and to output a control signal to the sound source circuit based on the auscultated site determined. |