Open AccessThe “Simulation Roulette” Game
Author(s) -
H. J. Frederick,
Marcia Corvetto,
Gene Hobbs,
Jeffrey M. Taekman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
simulation in healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.685
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1559-713X
pISSN - 1559-2332
DOI - 10.1097/sih.0b013e31820e0094
Subject(s) - roulette , computer science , debriefing , facilitator , set (abstract data type) , simulation , operations research , human–computer interaction , psychology , engineering , social psychology , geometry , mathematics , programming language
"Simulation Roulette" is a new method of "on-the-fly" simulation scenario creation that incorporates a game-like approach to critical scenarios and emphasizes prescenario preparation. We designed it to complement our traditional anesthesia simulation curriculum, in which residents are exposed to predefined "critical" scenarios. During typical scenarios, trainees are often given minimum preparatory information; they then start the scenario knowing only that "something bad" is going to happen. As a result, trainees often report anxiety, which can be a barrier to learning. To overcome this barrier and to augment traditional critical incident training, we developed the "Simulation Roulette" game.