Virtual simulation-enhanced triage training for Iraqi medical personnel.
Triage, establishing the priority of care among casualties in disaster management, is generally practiced using constructive tabletop or live exercises. Actual disasters involving multiple casualties occur rarely, offering little opportunity for gaining experience and competency assessment. When they do occur, response needs to be rapid and well-learned. In the Iraqi medical education environment where the need for triage is immediate, but the ability to stage practice is nearly impossible, blending didactic learning with simulation-based triage offers an alternative training methodology.
Kizakevich
Paul N
PN
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
Culwell
Andrew
A
Furberg
Robert
R
Gemeinhardt
Don
D
Grantlin
Susan
S
Hubal
Robert
R
Stafford
Allison
A
Dombroski
R Todd
RT
D003198:Computer Simulation; D004189:Disaster Planning; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D007493:Iraq; D014218:Triage; D014584:User-Computer Interface