Abstract
Current national objectives of Swedish medical schools state that new doctors should be able to independently start rapid and appropriate early treatment and diagnostic assessment in life-threatening situations. Since 2017 more than one thousand senior undergraduate students at Lund University have undergone compulsory five-week training in initial management of potentially reversible medical emergency conditions. The students participate in thematic full-scale simulations of life-threatening bedside challenges associated with chest or abdominal pain, vital organ dysfunction, and major trauma, and also take part in lectures, case-based seminars and clinical emergency practice under individual supervision. The course is concluded by a structured simulation-based holistic examination, designed to test individual abilities of relevant decision-making, rapid and appropriate bedside action, and professional approach.
| Translated title of the contribution | Simulator training gives new doctors confidence in emergency situations |
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| Original language | Swedish |
| Pages (from-to) | 1454-1456 |
| Journal | Läkartidningen |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 44-45 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 Nov 2 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
Free keywords
- Emergency Medicine
- Lund University
