BGU Trains First Responders With Realistic Simulation
BGU Trains First Responders With Realistic Simulation
June 12, 2023
i24NEWS — At Be
n-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), the field simulation unit trains emergency responders, doctors, nurses and even soldiers in the most realistic way possible, while not putting a single patient at risk.
“What’s happening here in this simulation center is that we have the ability to teach students in a controlled clinical environment where it’s safe to make mistakes—these advanced mannequins can die many times a day without doing any harm, but the students have an amazing opportunity to learn clinical skills,” says Dr. Oren Wacht, the academic director of the Field Family Medical Simulation Center.
And while the patient is fake, the response is real.
“Sometimes they bring in actors and it’s very stressful because they act like real patients, and they are very good at what they do. It might not be as stressful as the real environment, but it comes pretty close,” says Annael Shaw, a second-year student at the Department of Emergency Medicine.
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