Harrison Carmichael1, George Mastoras1, Caroline Nolan2, Hung Tan2, Jeffrey Tochkin2, Cari Poulin1, Andrew Willmore1,2, Glenn Posner3. 1. Department of Emergency Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario Canada. 2. the Department of Emergency Management The Ottawa Hospital Ottawa Ontario Canada. 3. and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Department of Innovation in Medical Education University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Disaster-preparedness and response are a commonly overlooked aspect of hospital policy and can frequently be outdated and undertested. Simulation-based education has become a core education modality within Canadian medical training programs. We hypothesized that integrating in situ simulation (ISS) into a hospital-wide, mass-casualty response exercise would enhance realism and our ability to identify latent safety threats (LSTs). METHODS: Using ISS we created a simulated mass shooting scenario with 20 patients, played by actors in full moulage, presenting to a large tertiary care hospital over a 50-minute period. RESULTS: Integrating ISS into our exercise created a realistic experience for the participants involved and improved participant education, while imparting enough systemic stress to expose LSTs associated within patient care and hospital policy. CONCLUSION: Overall, ISS was successfully used and enhanced a large-scale test of our hospital's mass-casualty response plan.
OBJECTIVES: Disaster-preparedness and response are a commonly overlooked aspect of hospital policy and can frequently be outdated and undertested. Simulation-based education has become a core education modality within Canadian medical training programs. We hypothesized that integrating in situ simulation (ISS) into a hospital-wide, mass-casualty response exercise would enhance realism and our ability to identify latent safety threats (LSTs). METHODS: Using ISS we created a simulated mass shooting scenario with 20 patients, played by actors in full moulage, presenting to a large tertiary care hospital over a 50-minute period. RESULTS: Integrating ISS into our exercise created a realistic experience for the participants involved and improved participant education, while imparting enough systemic stress to expose LSTs associated within patient care and hospital policy. CONCLUSION: Overall, ISS was successfully used and enhanced a large-scale test of our hospital's mass-casualty response plan.
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