rss
Emerg Med J 2006;23:509-511 doi:10.1136/emj.2005.030544
  • Review

A structured literature review on the use of high fidelity patient simulators for teaching in emergency medicine

  1. J McFetrich
  1. Northumbria Healthcare Trust, Stocksfield, Northumberland, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr J McFetrich
 97 New Ridley Road, Stocksfield, Northumberland, NE43 7EH, UK; jamesmcf{at}doctors.org.uk
  • Accepted 20 February 2006

Abstract

High fidelity simulators are commonly used educational tools, mainly in anaesthesia. This literature review examines the use of simulators for teaching in emergency medicine and covers some of their advantages and disadvantages, and evidence for their use.

Footnotes

  • Competing interests: the author is organiser of a nurse education course using a Laerdal SimMan.

This Article

  1. Abstract
  2. Full text
  3. PDF

Responses

  1. Submit a response
  2. No responses published

Register for free content

The full back archive is now available for all BMJ Journals. Institutional subscribers may access the entire archive as part of their subscription. Personal subscribers will also have access to all content when logged in. Non-subscribers who register have free access to all articles published before 2006 right back to volume 1 issue 1. Register here to access the free archive of all BMJ Journals.

Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.