Emergency treatment of chest trauma — an e-learning simulation model for undergraduate medical students☆
Author(s) -
Josef Smolle,
Gerhard Prause,
FreyjaMaria SmolleJüttner
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.06.042
Subject(s) - test (biology) , judgement , emergency department , medicine , curriculum , medical education , medical emergency , medical physics , computer science , emergency medicine , psychology , nursing , pedagogy , paleontology , political science , law , biology
Appropriate emergency measures are essential in improving the outcome of patients with thoracic injuries. Pathophysiological background and basic principles of emergency treatment decisions should be already taught in undergraduate medical curricula. The effectiveness of a computer simulation model on thoracic trauma management was evaluated.
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