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Kelley Strout1, Deborah A Saber, Lisa Swanson Caruso
1Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Drs Strout, Saber, and Ingwell-Spolan), Lecturer (Dr Caruso), Student (Mr Hulst and Ms Federico), School of Nursing, University of Maine, Orono; Staff Developer, Clinical Education Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor (Ms Caron); Assistant Chief, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine, Orono (Mr Koplovsky); and Student, School of Theater and Performing Arts (Ms Eltro).
Abstract:
Nurses need to be prepared to respond to mass casualty incidents. Simulation is an ideal teaching intervention that can be used to prepare nursing students to effectively triage patients and allocate limited resources. This article describes a detailed interprofessional mass casualty simulation of a bus crash with 32 victims. Nursing students trained with emergency responders with students acting as charge nurses throughout the simulation. The details of the simulation are provided for faculty to replicate.
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