About Moulage – Resources, Kits, Recipes & More

Moulage is originally a French word for moulding but in modern times has become synonymous with the application of simulated illnesses or wounds on a manikin in order to better train healthcare professionals. In medical simulation, moulage, wardrobe and props are utilized with medical simulators in-order to provide assessment clues to healthcare students and professionals. Below are a list of latest Moulage articles, news, products, recipes, books, kits and more!

This process of using moulage began around the 19^th century when instructors took moulds of real-life cases to help demonstrate illnesses or wounds to future medical students. EMS, fire fighters, the military and other first responders primarily utilizes trauma moulage while nurses, physicians, surgeons and other primary care providers primarily utilize medical moulage.

Moulage training is a crucial component of running an effective simulation center. Workshops usually take place at simulation conferences throughout the year, most notably at SimGHOSTS events around the world.

Moulage kits for healthcare simulation can be purchased or built to increase the efficiency of moulage application. Moulage kits are like tool-kits healthcare simulation technology specialists and other healthcare educators use to hold moulding equipment, moulage recipes, makeup applicators, as well as adhesive and other cleaning supplies. If you are planning on taking the craft seriously, you will definitely want to purchase and build a moulage kit.

While almost every simulated patient case dealing with trauma requires moulage, medically simulated representations of internal illnesses do not always require the use of makeup. Yet simple moulage techniques such as the application of water to demonstrate sweating due to fever, or the use of blue watercolors on the manikin’s skin to cue hypotension can be used for even the most mild of infections. Complicated moulage techniques such as trauma moulage usually require a great deal of preparation.

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By taking the time to include Moulage in your simulation experiences, learners will be provided the most realistic patient representation possible. Increased realism tends to improved learning outcomes, as participants find themselves captivated by the experience that closely resembles potential clinical realities. When should you use moulage? Any time you suggest to learners “Imagine the patient has [condition]”, as patients don’t arrive in most clinical environments with a yellow sticky on their leg that simply says “bleeding here”. By showing learners a representation of the intended “condition”, clinical educators better enable self directed learning during patient assessment and care.

To make things easier, moulage recipes are used by the healthcare simulation community to share moulage techniques for commonly seen illnesses, infections or traumatic injuries. If you are interested in a moulage recipe book, read the review of our favorite moulage recipe book by Bobbie Merica called Medical Moulage: How to Make Your Simulations Come Alive.

Moulage Training Recent Articles:

Mayo Clinic Moulage Video Shares the Art of Making Simulated Patients Real, Plus Upcoming Instructor Courses!

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Top 50 Healthcare Simulation Articles of 2018!

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Free Moulage ‘Science of Simulation’ Video Tutorials from Wexham Park Hospital Team

Kate Rogers, Learning & Simulation Technologist at QuEST Service Education Directorate of Wexham Park Hospital wrote in to share about their new 'Science of Simulation' video series of moulage tutorials now ...
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TraumaFX UK Provides Cutting Edge Moulage Products and Live Actor Training Services

Today we take a look at Europe's leading Moulage company TraumaFX UK! Trauma FX are the UK'€™s leading provider of professional casualty simulation services, supporting a variety of training providers ...
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MedicFX Moulage Faces & More Add Realism To Existing Medical Simulators

At SimGHOSTS 2018 Australia we saw something new we hadn't seen before in medical simulation: realistic face moulage masks for simulators from New Zealand based company "MEDICFX". Headed up by ...
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All Hazards Medical & Trauma Moulage Concepts Workshop Oct. 15th+16th at MidMichigan Medical Center

The "All Hazards Medical & Trauma Moulage Concepts Workshop" by Moulage Concepts will take place Oct. 15th+16th at the MidMichigan Medical Center. This interactive workshop is designed to enhance realism in ...
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Bobbie Merica & Moulage Concepts Lead the Way for Healthcare Simulation Realism

The quickest way to increase realism in your medical simulation program is to start utilizing moulage, aka makeup special effects, to better represent clinical patient cases -- and the best ...
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Global Updates From Healthcare Simulation Community – June 2018

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TraumaSim Provides Cutting Edge Moulage Products & Services

TraumaSim has been providing medically accurate products and services designed to simulate traumatic injury and medical conditions for the training and assessment of medics and healthcare professionals since 2008. Supporting ...
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HealthySim’s Top 10 Most-Read Medical Simulation Articles Of All Time!

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Samantha McCormack, Nursing Simulation Moulage Expert, Gains ‘Scientist Recognition’ for Wound Training

Congratulations Samantha! NursingTimes.net recently reported how Samantha McCormack, who teaches wound care techniques at Bucks New University, has become the first simulation technician to gain recognition as a “professional scientist”! Ms ...
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EMSWorld Interviews Moulage Concepts Founder Bobbie Merica About Simulation Realism Through Makeup

EMSWorld recently interviewed Moulage expert Bobbie Merica of MoulageConcepts.com to learn how moulage makeup can improve the educational outcomes of simulation by increasing the realism for learners. Here are a ...
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