The Pros And Cons Of Wilderness Setting

This article talks about the many advancements for wilderness setting simulations like the SimMan to provide an effective tool for learning certain wilderness medicine skills that were not available before and provide the best available care for the patient who is injured and needs help. It also will help the person performing the type of medical help to make them feel more comfortable with difficult and challenging situations.
As stated in the article it says that they will be able to properly perform “CPR, needle decompression, and airway management.” They say that now they will be able to have real life situations with environmental issues rather just sit in the classroom and learn this information. I think bringing in these simulation modules will be an effective learning tool and not have people be as scared or unsure what to do in an emergency situation for the first time. In the wilderness anything is possible and no injury will be the same; if you see one knee injury it will not be the same as the next knee injury. With these SimMan’s you can use different techniques to provide …show more content…
All scenarios can be changed or modified by using a computer, to make all scenarios different. The one downfall I found about these mannequins are they cost around $30,000; what is nice is that this SimMan is designed to be used outdoors and in situations in the rain even with all the wires and electronics found on the inside of the mannequin. Of course, all technology can be improved and I really hope that they will decrease the cost because it could really help Wilderness Medicine and Search and Rescue teams to properly train their team members for more realistic situations and how to properly handle