A Simulated Mass Casualty Incident Triage Exercise: SimWars.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This multipatient simulation exercise encompasses triage by hospital medical providers during a mass casualty incident (MCI) involving gas line explosion with building collapse. The SimWars format allows two teams to participate in identical simulations coupled with active audience observation, followed by facilitated group discussion. The exercise requires real-time knowledge application of MCI management and helps learners develop a framework for rapidly classifying and dispositioning MCI patients.

Methods

Two teams of provider pairs completed MCI triage of 12 simulated patients in 8 minutes with an objective of quickly and accurately dispositioning within hospital bed availability. Participants included emergency medicine and surgery physicians, with active o

SUBMITTER: Bentley S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6521923 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature