Educators embrace moulage training
Faking it: Mildura-based clinical educators learn how to simulate wounds
School of Rural Health (SRH) clinical educators hosted their counterparts from Latrobe University and Mildura Base Hospital recently to learn the unique art of moulage at a training session in the SRH Mildura Clinical Simulation Centre.
Moulage involves the application of mock injuries for the purposes of simulating real-world experience. It is widely used to train health care professionals and military personnel in emergency medical responses.
Moulage achieves realistic simulations of injuries and medical conditions. Wounds, fractures, amputations, gunshot wounds, burns and various diseases can all be realistically portrayed.
The impact of work place accidents, violent crime, motor vehicle accidents, terrorism, nuclear, biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction and other medical emergencies are also simulated through the use of moulage.
Laerdal Australia, a renowned provider of training for lifesaving and emergency medical care, introduced the use of moulage modelling to the Mildura-based professionals.
Among some of the very realistic wounds produced by participants on the day were those created by Clinical Skills Lecturer Howard Cook who wore his proudly, for all to admire.
Participants responded positively to the training, with everyone keen to try some modelling of their own. The success of the event leaves Mildura well positioned to become a centre for future moulage training.