Although trauma resuscitation is best taught through direct exposure with hands-on
experience, the opportunities for this type of teaching in Canada are limited by the relatively …

Background: Training surgical residents to manage critically injured patients in a timely
fashion presents a significant challenge. Simulation may have a role in this educational …

BACKGROUND: Mechanical simulators may be an acceptable substitute for the live patient
model in trauma skills teaching and assessment. We compare these models in the initial …

Simulation has become an important teaching tool, in part because of changes mandated by
restrictions in resident work hours. Simulation models include life‐like mannequins, ex vivo …

In the management of a patient in cardiac arrest, it is sometimes the least experienced
provider giving chest compressions, intubating the patient, and running the code during the …

Background: Evidence-based curricula for nonprocedural simulation training in general
surgery are lacking. Residency programs are required to implement simulation training …

METHODS: Before and after participating in at least two trauma simulation drills in the
emergency department, participants completed a questionnaire appraising their …

Introduction We describe a system of scenario-based training using simple mannequins
under realistic circumstances for the training of pre-hospital care providers. Methods A …

Background High energy trauma is rare and, as a result, training of prehospital care
providers often takes place during the real situation, with the patient as the object for the …

Introduction Morbidity and mortality from intentional and unintentional injury accounts for a
high burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. In addition to prevention …