Patient Creates a dummy for everyone to practise inserting a PEG-tube, decreasing anxiety and improving patient care.

When training a caregiver on the process of exchanging the G-tube in patients, Laura saw that only a more theoretical approach was carried out, leaving the practical day to day course of managing a PEG or G-tube behind. She believed that this wasn't neither efficient nor pratical, and assembled a team of innovators composed of Isabell Dechamps, Adrian Jobst, Lydia Hentschel and Anas Ktech and got to work on a solution.
Since a PEG tube or G-tube, needs to be changed every 6-8 months, and as it can be done in the comfort of the patient's house, it is necessary to have an up to date and efficient training, which portrays a realistic situation, so that the best possible care is given, in order to prevent infections and incorrect tube placement. That's the reason why the Helper's helper came about!
It's a simple dummy for everyone to try and attach the G-tube button, inflate the balloon that sits normally in the stomach and squirt some water trough the tube to see if is inserted correctly. This device is made of either silicone or foam, it is kept in a container to prevent leaks, and has a small hole where you can insert a typical G-tube button.
This allows every caregiver or even patient to try as much times as they need to insert and remove the G-Tube in the hole that the dummy provides, allowing to decrease the anxiety associated with this procedure (since you are messing with a direct access to an organ) and improve patient care.
As of 2019, the prototype using silicone for the dummy can be printed on a 3D printer wherever you are.

Read about it:
https://projektlebenaktiv.com/helpers-helper-dummies/
https://www.welder.app/careables.org/helpers.helper/master/tree

If interested you can email the team at HelpersHelper.Dummy@gmail.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkh1mV0cCkc&t=19s