Examples of How the U.S. Military Trains with Medical Simulation
Today, two news stories on how the US military is utilizing simulation to train for and improve patient care in combat and hospital scenarios: Above, Hospital Corpsman Cameron Carter works on a life-like mannequin during a combat scenario Thursday during Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course at Naval Hospital Pensacola. The training is designed to prepare corpsman for dealing with trauma in the battlefield.
Click to watch the video here.Below, Robert DiBiase Jr., Simulation Curriculum Program Coordinator/Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (CSTARS) has posted on his LinkedIn wall this reflection by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Gray, an independent duty medical technician, as she discusses the intense training she received at the CSTARS program at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. The C-STARS program helps the Air Force train and maintain the highest caliber of trauma medics for expeditionary duties. (Produced by Andrew Breese and Tech Sgt. Bennie Davis):
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Learn more by reading the PTJ news article or by visiting the C-STARS University of Maryland School of Medicine website.
Lance Baily, BA, EMT-B, is the Founder & CEO of HealthySimulation.com, which he started while serving as the Director of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas back in 2010. Lance is also the Founder and acting Advisor to the Board of SimGHOSTS.org, the world’s only non-profit organization dedicated to supporting professionals operating healthcare simulation technologies. His new co-edited Book: “Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice” is available now. Lance’s background also includes serving as a Simulation Technology Specialist for the LA Community College District, EMS fire fighting, Hollywood movie production, rescue diving, and global travel. He and his wife Abigail Baily, PhD live in Las Vegas, Nevada with two amazing daughters and two crazy dachshunds.
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