Inconspicuous portable audio/visual recording: transforming an IV pole into a mobile video capture stand.
BACKGROUND
Although a traditional simulation laboratory may have excellent installed audio/visual capabilities, often large classes overwhelm the limited space in the laboratory. With minimal monetary investment, it is possible to create a portable audio/visual stand from an old IV pole.


METHODS
An IV pole was transformed into an audio/visual stand to overcome the burden of transporting individual electronic components during a patient safety research project conducted in an empty patient room with a standardized patient. The materials and methods for making the modified IV pole are outlined in this article.


RESULTS
The limiting factor of production is access to an old IV pole; otherwise a few purchases from an electronics store complete the audio/visual IV pole.


CONCLUSIONS
The modified IV pole is a cost-effective and portable solution to limited space or the need for audio/visual capabilities outside of a simulation laboratory. The familiarity of an IV pole in a clinical setting reduces the visual disturbance of relocated audio/visual equipment in a room previously void of such instrumentation.
Pettineo
Christopher M
CM
Division of Emergency Medicine, Center for Simulation Technology and Academic Research (CSTAR), Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois, USA. cpettineo@gmail.com
Vozenilek
John A
JA
Kharasch
Morris
M
Wang
Ernest
E
Aitchison
Pam
P
Arreguin
Andrew
A
D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D004867:Equipment Design; D016544:Patient Simulation; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods