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High-fidelity simulation in the nonmedical domain: practices and potential transferable competencies for the medical field

Authors Carron P, Trueb L, Yersin B

Published 20 May 2011 Volume 2011:2 Pages 149—155

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S19447

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Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Lionel Trueb, Bertrand Yersin
Emergency Service, University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland

Abstract: Simulation is a promising pedagogical tool in the area of medical education. High-fidelity simulators can reproduce realistic environments or clinical situations. This allows for the practice of teamwork and communication skills, thereby enhancing reflective reasoning and experiential learning. Use of high-fidelity simulators is not limited to the medical and aeronautical fields, but has developed in a large number of nonmedical organizations as well. The techniques and pedagogical tools which have evolved through the use of nonmedical simulations serve not only as teaching examples but also as avenues which can help further the evolution of the concept of high-fidelity simulation in the field of medicine. This paper presents examples of high-fidelity simulations in the military, maritime, and aeronautical fields. We compare the implementation of high-fidelity simulation in the medical and nonmedical domains, and discuss the possibilities and limitations of simulators in medicine, based on recent nonmedical applications.

Keywords: high-fidelity simulation, crew resource management, experiential learning

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