Simulation in critical care and trauma education and training.
OBJECTIVE
To review theory and practice of simulation technology in critical care and trauma training.


RESULTS
Simulators provide a safe and realistic environment in which active learning, enhanced by repetition and feedback, can take place. Simulation and computer-based education address the needs of knowledge and skill acquisition across a continuum of professional development.


CONCLUSIONS
Simulation appears poised to revolutionize education, training, and credentialing in critical care, surgery, and anesthesiology. However, advances in computing and technology have outpaced the evaluative and validation studies of simulation-based education.
Hammond
Jeffrey
J
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. Hammond@umdnj.edu
D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D014194:Traumatology / Q000193:education*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*