Australian Centre for Health Innovation partner with CAE Healthcare in Military Exercise
14/10/2016This year Simulation Australasia brought together SimHealth and Sim TecT conferences to form the Simulation Congress held in September at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
During the congress the exhibitors showcased their technologies by taking part in a military exercise using vignette’s. These involved helicopter/surface assault elements, air surveillance, close air support, field triage, surgical intervention in preparation for medevac and ground surveillance.
The Australian Centre for Health Innovation (CHI) partnered with CAE Healthcare demonstrated how manikins and standardised patients can be used to train military personnel in field triage and surgical intervention.
Special thanks to Gary Eves (CAE), Adrian Bordignon (Lifehealthcare) and CHI/Alfred Health staff Anthony Gibson, Donna Edwards, Tim Gray and Kate Tavendale for coordinating the consumables and equipment for the vignette’s.
The below film clip introduces Vicki White (Alfred Health) and Amanda Wilford (CAE) as military field nurses caring for two personnel that have been involved in a bomb blast. One patient has sustained severe injuries to their lower leg and abdominal area.
The next film clip introduces Joanne Donovan, Dr Stuart Marshall and Eric Cruz (Alfred Health). The patient that sustained severe injuries to their lower leg and abdominal area requires surgical intervention before he can be evacuated. His abdominal area is distended and ridged requiring surgical exploration, this uncovers a liver laceration.
