Portable advanced medical simulation for new emergency department testing and orientation.

Leo Kobayashi; Marc J. Shapiro; Andrew Sucov; Robert Woolard; Robert M. Boss; Jennifer Dunbar; Ronald Sciamacco; Kelly Karpik; Gregory Jay

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Portable advanced medical simulation for new emergency department testing and orientation.

May 10, 2006

Kobayashi L, Shapiro MJ, Sucov A, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2006;13(6):691-5.

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The investigators used advanced medical simulation to test the operational readiness of a new emergency department (ED). The simulation system identified potential problems, which were resolved prior to opening the ED.

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