In:
Therapeutische Umschau, Hogrefe Publishing Group, Vol. 65, No. 11 ( 2008-11-01), p. 687-692
Abstract:
In medical specialities, such as anaesthesia, the use of simulation has increased over the past 15 years. Medical simulation attempts to reproduce important clinical situations to practise team training or individual skills in a risk free environement. For a long time simulators have only been used by the airline industry and the military. Simulation as a training tool for practicing critical situations in obstetrics is not very common yet. Experience and routine are crucial to evaluate a medical emergency correctly and to take the appropriate measures. Nowadays the obstetrician requires a combination of manual and communication skills, fast emergency management and decision-making skills. Therefore simulation may help to attain these skills. This may not only satisfy the high expectations and demands of the patients towards doctors and midwifes but would also help to keep calm in difficult situations and avoid mistakes. The goal is a risk free delivery for mother and child. Therefore we developed a simulation- based curricular unit for hands-on training of four different obstetric emergency scenarios. In this paper we describe our results about the feedback of doctors and midwifes on their personal experiences due to this simulation-based curricular unit. The results indicate that simulation seems to be an accepted method for team training in emergency situations in obstetrics. Whether patient security increases after the regulary use of drill training needs to be investigated in further studies.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0040-5930
,
1664-2864
DOI:
10.1024/0040-5930.65.11.687
Language:
German
Publisher:
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Publication Date:
2008
detail.hit.zdb_id:
82044-1
