The use of EMS simulation training is becoming more popular worldwide. According to the National Emergency Medical Services Information System, trauma makes up 21.4% of EMS calls, with respiratory distress, chest pain, and cardiac arrest at 12.2%, 10.1%, and 1.8%, respectively. Despite trauma’s high prevalence, simulators supporting high-quality trauma training are often not the same as those used in teaching facilities.
Many EMS instructors are forced to teach trauma management with expensive, complicated, ACLS-focused “high fidelity” healthcare simulation manikins or use inexpensive, durable but highly unrealistic “dummies” that poorly replicate medical procedures and give no feedback about performance.
This HealthySimulation.com article discusses how Tactical Medical Solutions Simulation Technologies provide a means to elevate the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) training.
