BACKGROUND: @entity1 simulators are computer-controlled mannequins that may increase realism during @entity130 training by providing real-time changes in vital signs and physical findings during @entity130 scenarios. We hypothesized that @entity130 assessment training on a @entity1 simulator would be as effective as training with a more traditional moulage @entity1 /actor. METHODS: This study was conducted during a surgery intern orientation at two academic @entity130 centers. Interns (n = 60) attended a basic @entity130 course, and were then randomized to @entity130 assessment practice sessions with either the @entity1 simulator (n = 30) or a moulage @entity1 (n = 30). After practice sessions, interns were randomized a second time to an individual @entity130 assessment test on either the simulator or the moulage @entity1 . Two surgeon-judges rated each intern live and on video for completion of 50 predetermined assessment objectives (total score) divided into sections (primary and secondary survey, general performance, diagnostic studies/procedures, and plan) and the identification and management of an acute @entity16 in the test @entity1 (event score). Multiple linear regression with random student effects was used to estimate the independent effects of all study variables. RESULTS: Within randomized groups, mean @entity130 assessment test scores for all simulator-trained interns were higher when compared with all moulage-trained interns (71 +/- 8 vs. 66 +/- 8, respectively; p = 0.02). Simulator training independently showed a small but statistically significant improvement in both the total score and the event score (+4.6 and +8.6, respectively; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Use of a @entity1 simulator to introduce @entity130 assessment training is feasible and compares favorably to training in a moulage setting. Continued research in this area of physician education is warranted.

Trauma assessment training with a XXXX simulator: a prospective, randomized study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patient', 'patient'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['neurologic deterioration'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patient']
