What is simulation training?
Simulation-based training uses high-tech, or computerized, mannequins operated by simulation specialists to create simulated pediatric or neonatal emergencies. These realistic situations, called scenarios, reproduce a clinical environment that provides some of the same physical challenges and mental stressors one would have in the real environment. It is important for health care teams to be to function in these stressful, chaotic environments, to understand each other’s roles, and to learn how to communicate in crisis situations without risk to a real patient.
