Use of Mannequin-Based Simulators in Anesthesiology

he field of anesthesiology is one of the first medical specialties to use igh-fidelity simulation in a quest to improve patient safety and reduce uman errors. Medical mistakes have been shown to result in significant orbidity and mortality, including preventable adverse anesthetic vents. “See one, do one, teach one” may be inadequate to educate rainees on complex procedures and skills, let alone communication and eadership required during critical situations. Traditionally, long hours of he working day and on-call shifts provided the crude exposure to these xperiences, but restrictions and streamlining of the time spent in the ospital reduce the exposure to various situations. Simulators may rovide training on less common, but critical, events, while standardizing he residents’ approach to these situations. Furthermore, simulations equire the ability to physically put into practice knowledge, and solidify earning by creating an emotional attachment through the juxtaposition of aking a decision and realizing the consequences. The limitations of adequately preparing for uncommon or dangerous vents can limit the ability to adequately manage such events. Throughout istory, humankind has been confronted with numerous situations for hich he has been unable to anticipate or master. Historically, the ability o fully prepare for battle was restricted because of safety concerns for oth the trainee and the trainer. The Roman soldiers developed fighting imulators, or “quintains,” to replicate the actions that would be dangerus to practice. This ability to practice individual skills is similar to odern task trainers, while more advanced computerized simulators now llow for replication of an entire environment, from flight simulators to ull multinational war games. The military, aircraft, medical, and nuclear ower industries are just a few notable employers of modern simulators. y training and evaluating personnel through simulators, a variety of