In situ simulation of cardiac arrest
Abstract
In-hospital cardiac arrest is one of the most complicated events healthcare providers will manage in a hospital setting. Cardiac arrest also is a rare event compared to other clinical events managed on a routine basis, requiring deliberate preparation of staff to be able to have the knowledge, technical skills and teamwork necessary to manage such an event when it occurs.
Simulation-based education has been demonstrated to be an effective method of educating healthcare providers. More recently, hospital systems have begun using in situ simulation for the training of healthcare providers and identifying latent safety threats.
In situ simulation is defined as: “Taking place in the actual patient care setting/environment in an effort to achieve a high level of fidelity and realism; this training is particularly suitable for difficult work environments, due to space constraints or noise”.
Keywords: in-hospital cardiac arrestresuscitationeducationin situmedical simulation
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