title: Task training and simulation in the pre-hospital environment.
abstract: The increasing popularity of standardized patients is helping Emergency Medical Services (EMS) educators to develop (and reinforce) good professional behaviors among EMS students before they hit the streets to serve our communities.
authors.affiliation: Youngblood Medical Skills Laboratory, the University of Missouri Kansas City, USA.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Ganss
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCain
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000193:education; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D016544:Patient Simulation; D011214:Practice, Psychological