title: Pediatric Motor Vehicle-Pedestrian Accident: a Simulation Scenario for Emergency Medicine Trainees.
abstract: Simulation-based medical education is an evolving field that allows trainees to practice skills in a safe environment with no risk to patients. Recently, technology-enhanced simulation for emergency medicine learners has been shown to have favorable effects on learner knowledge and patient outcomes. In this report, a human patient simulator is used to familiarize emergency medicine trainees with the presentation and management of a pediatric motor vehicle-pedestrian accident is described.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathieson
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
authors.forename: Kerry-Lynn
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubrowski
keywords: emergency medicine; pediatric emergency medicine; pediatric trauma; simulation-based medical education