Sim.u.la.tion
1. Training that affords participants the opportunity for repeated practice of psychomotor skills while familiarizing themselves with instruments and equipment, gaining experience in recognizing problems, developing decisions making skills, refining technique and procedures, and experiencing relatively rare medical conditions.
The aviation industry has long recognized that training, performance, and safety could be enhanced by the use of flight simulator to rehearse and practice a wide variety of flight emergencies and to gain proficiency in the use of specific aircraft and equipment. Flight simulators closely approximate in-flight situations, and the airline industry has demonstrated that this training method improves pilot skills.
The same teaching technology that enables airline pilots to learn emergency procedures in a controlled environment has now been applied to patient simulation for those involved with health care becoming increasingly common in healthcare and is being recognized as an integral component of medical education.
Medical simulation has been developed to bridge the gap between traditional training methods, such as classroom instruction and provides the ability to present "patients" of various complexities and provides the participant the opportunity to experience high-acuity, low-frequency clinical events in a realistic environment without putting themselves or actual patients at risk.
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