New EMS Simulator

[dmc2007]

I saw this linked on another site. It looks very well done and seems like it could be a good training aid.

http://inside.gwumc.edu/nemspi/zero_hour.swf

 

[46Young]

I liked it. The options it presents for questioning could be a good aid for those who struggle with a pt interview, jumping all over the place and having trouble vectoring in when appropriate. This would be a much more productive way for a "buff", "ricky rescue", or a "whacker" to spend their time off duty rather than add on to calls while off duty.

The MCI scenario reminded me of something. Twice monthly, we place triage tags on all of our transported pts, just for practice. That way, when we actually manage an MCI, we can be proficient and quick with proper tagging.

 

[DV_EMT]

only 14.95??? thats pretty good. I'm thinking about getting it just for Disaster practice

 

[Dominion]

Made by the same group that made America's Army. I would like to try this as atraining aid. We had something similar in class although it was 2D/text based vs. 3D.

 

[nomofica]

I'm going to get this and try it out.

 

[mycrofft]

Different folks learn different ways.

When I think of all the brain matter I wasted and still use to retain landscapes and "laws" of MechWarrior...:wacko:

This sort of stuff has been attempted on Second Life, Univ of Idaho being one (I forget the other...I want to say "Oxford", but that's not right). There it takes loads and loads of prep and is so prone to interruption by griefers, but can prompt interactions between folks across the panet on a truly realtime basis.
Nothing beats the real thing though.

 

[fiddlesticks]

thats pretty cool. it would be fun just to play with i think

 

[DV_EMT]

I'm gonna download it tonight and then see what happens

 

[medichopeful]

Yeah, I played that game a few times. It's actually fairly good.

 

[Shishkabob]

Its not new.



It's an ok thing. It points more towards cookbook medicine because it doesn't give you a lot of leeway in what you do. It shows you what questions you have to ask, so you have no useless info to read over.

It also won't let you give a drug or do a skill that's not indicated, so if you're lost at what to do on a pt, just keep clicking buttons till something happens. Could have been done a lot differently and therefor, bettter.

 

[Dominion]

Its not new.



It's an ok thing. It points more towards cookbook medicine because it doesn't give you a lot of leeway in what you do. It shows you what questions you have to ask, so you have no useless info to read over.

It also won't let you give a drug or do a skill that's not indicated, so if you're lost at what to do on a pt, just keep clicking buttons till something happens. Could have been done a lot differently and therefor, bettter.

That does kind of suck. I know the text and picture based PC sims we used in class let you do whatever you want. We were shown the sim at the beginning of class and took great joy in doing crazy things to the patient. For example one of the scenarios "18 y/o Male, possible fractured ankle", you can go in immediately shock him and then leave. After the scenario it tells you that you kill the patient and were sued for your license and why that happened. It was pretty cool program.

 

[281mustang]

That's pretty cool, it has the ability to be much more effective though.

 

[Thindian]

That does kind of suck. I know the text and picture based PC sims we used in class let you do whatever you want. We were shown the sim at the beginning of class and took great joy in doing crazy things to the patient. For example one of the scenarios "18 y/o Male, possible fractured ankle", you can go in immediately shock him and then leave. After the scenario it tells you that you kill the patient and were sued for your license and why that happened. It was pretty cool program.

Do you remember the name of this program?

 

[Dominion]

I don't it came with some book my instructor had, I'll have to ask him.

 

[EMTecBOB]

Just a heads up on this....I bought this, and downloaded it. It would not work....the reason was because my Internet provider (Suddenlink) blocks the port that this program needs to run. - It is in their documentation...and FAQ...they warn you that you need this port open to make it work.

 

[Aerin-Sol]

It's an online game?

 

[EMTecBOB]

No, but without online access to their server, it will not work right.

 

[exodus]

Where is the download? I bought it, and only have access to the online course?

 

[daviation28621]

Looks pretty cool

 

[exodus]

Ohh, got it. EMS people have to do the pre-assessment...