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Nurse: Hi, my name is Agnes, one of your nurses today. We're going to take care of you.
Doctor: Hi, I'm your team leader, what's happening?
Monica: This 67 year-old man has been in a serious car crash, and has no vital signs.
Doctor: Do you feel pulse? Nurse: Do you feel pulse? There's no pulse.
Monica: His life hangs on what this team of nurses and doctors can do.
Luckily, today it's not do or die, as Sunnybrook staff and medical students
train their smarts on this dummy. It's all part of the educational programming here
at Sunnybrook, which housed the first simulation centre in Canada.
About 1500 learners from a variety of disciplines
play out these scenarios every year. But make no mistake: the breathing, moaning and bleeding
make it all very realistic. Simulation coordinator Agnes Ryzynski says
there are a lot of benefits to this type of training.
Agnes: The learners don't have to worry about anything that could potentially happen to
the mannequin, we reset him, it's a safe environment, they can feel comfortable.
Monica: Every scenario is videotaped behind a double-sided mirror,
and reviewed by the team in a debriefing room next door, to help learn from what went
right and wrong.
It's an approach that's been applied to a aviation for years, so why not medicine?
Dr. Tarshis: This is a stage, and you can really put anything on it that we want,
so depending on the educational needs of the learners coming, we tailor the scenario towards those individuals.
Monica: Sunnybrook has two full-body mannequins, and a number of so-called "part-task" trainers.
Body parts like airways and arms to help train for specific tasks. Things look so human,
you almost have to look twice,
so when the real situation happens, health care providers are ready the first time.
With SunnyView, I'm Monica Matys.