ResusSim 98—a PC advanced life support trainer

Advanced life support (ALS) requires several different skills and the recall of complex information. The personal computer is an ideal tool for the teaching of factual information. We have developed a computer programme that simulates a variety of cardiac arrest scenarios. Its aim is to communicate...

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Published in:Resuscitation 1998-10, Vol.39 (1), p.81-84
Main Authors: Christensen, Ulrik Juul, Heffernan, Drew, Andersen, Søren Frank, Jensen, Per Føge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advanced life support (ALS)
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Computer Simulation
Education
Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care
Heart Arrest - therapy
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Life Support Care
Medical sciences
Microcomputers
Resuscitation
Resuscitation - education
Training
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Summary:Advanced life support (ALS) requires several different skills and the recall of complex information. The personal computer is an ideal tool for the teaching of factual information. We have developed a computer programme that simulates a variety of cardiac arrest scenarios. Its aim is to communicate specialist knowledge to junior staff in a challenging and entertaining way. Each scenario has a real time ECG, clinical signs of the simulated patient, blood pressure, oxygen saturation and temperature. Arterial blood samples can be analysed and the medical record can be reviewed. Interventions available include defibrillation, intubation, fluid and drug therapy. Built-in variation means that repeating a scenario may lead to different patient behaviour. An important part of the programme is the intelligent debriefing of the user after each patient. Each action elicits a comment that is based upon the current European Resuscitation Council guidelines. This is then hyperlinked to an extensive help file that includes the text of the guidelines, diagrams, pictures and algorithms that aid the user in the learning of ALS skills in association with existing teaching programmes. ResusSim 98 runs under Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0.
ISSN:0300-9572
1873-1570
DOI:10.1016/S0300-9572(98)00107-5