Using simulation for disaster preparedness

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• 作者：Aimee K. Gardner ; PhD^a ; ^{aimee.gardner@utsouthwestern.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Marc A. DeMoya ; MD ; FACS^b ; Glen H. Tinkoff ; MD ; FACS^c ; Kimberly M. Brown ; MD ; FACS^d ; George D. Garcia ; MD ; FACS^e ; Geoffrey T. Miller ; MS^f ; Bernice W. Zaidel ; MS^g ; James R. Korndorffer Jr. ; MD ; MHPE ; FACS^h ; Daniel J. Scott ; MD ; FACS^a ; Ajit K. Sachdeva ; MD ; FRCSC ; FACSⁱ
• 刊名：Surgery
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：160
• 期：3
• 页码：565-570
• 全文大小：114 K

文摘

As it addresses both technical and nontechnical skills, simulation-based training is playing an increasingly important role in surgery. In addition to the focus on skill acquisition, it is also important to ensure that surgeons are able to perform a variety of tasks in unique and challenging situations. These situations include responding to mass casualties, dealing with disease outbreaks, and preparing for wartime missions. Simulation-based training can be a valuable training modality in these situations, as it allows opportunities to practice and prepare for high-risk and often low-frequency events.

Methods

During the 8th Annual Meeting of the Consortium of the American College of Surgeons–Accredited Education Institutes in March 2015, a multidisciplinary panel was assembled to discuss how simulation can be used to prepare the surgical community for such high-risk events.

Conclusion

An overview of how simulation has been used to address needs in each of these situations is presented.