“Accident” sets the simulation scene
A car accident in a paddock in Omeo saw calls to local ambulance officers.
Fortunately, this was just a simulated scenario for Ambulance Community Support Officers in the rural and remote sector of East Gippsland as part of their training.
The Simulation Learning Environment Project Officer, Laurea Atkinson, attended outreach visits to Mallacoota in May and Omeo in June with the Advanced Life Support Mannequin.
Paramedic Community Support Officers’ Terry Houge (Mallacoota) and Kerryn Wratt (Omeo) organise the simulation training sessions for the group.
A simulated car accident scenario in a paddock in Omeo was one training scenario. The session was organised by Kerryn Wratt and the ambulance community officers (ACOs) and policemen responded from Ensay, Swifts Creek and Omeo. The scenario involved seven simulated patients and required emergency care at the Omeo district hospital.
An extension of the orientation program involves training at the simulation education centre at Monash University School of Rural Health East Gippsland in Bairnsdale. The sessions are conducted over a three week period with combined training for ACOs from Mallacoota and Omeo.
The intensive “camp simulation” involves various clinical scenarios and management for the patient in the acute pre-hospital phase.