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FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - Soldiers from the 325th and 328th Combat Support Hospitals had their hands full with training at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., July 30 - Aug. 1. The 325th and 328th CSHs are part of the 139th Medical Brigade, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) from Independence, Missouri.
The training was part of Operation Caucacus Restore, which uses simulated and real-world scenarios to train and evaluate Soldiers.
The hospitals were able to create training scenarios that resembled those experienced during real world operations by using cut suits and specialized mannequins; two advanced simulators used to make casualties more realistic for training Soldiers.
“Give them something that looks and seems real, they are much more energized in training,” said Col. James Malone, a medical observer, controller/trainer with the 7305th Medical Training Support Battalion.
But looking and seeming real may be a bit of an understatement. These simulators are capable of doing a lot more than an average mannequin.
“It makes noises, you can take a pulse on it, you can put an IV (intravenous therapy) in them and some of them even sweat,” said Malone.
These simulators are also capable of restarting if things go wrong; this allows the Soldiers to correct their mistakes.
“Lets say they go down a path that is bad,” said Malone, “that’s fine.
“We reset the settings and say let’s do it again. So I can sit there as a physician and throw all these situations at them and teach, coach and mentor them.”
The simulators of today have progressed exponentially from the ways of the past.
“Somebody would take a piece of cardboard and draw a casualty on it, put it down and that’s the casualty,” said Malone. “Okay start an IV or put a chest tube in, so they would find a pen and draw one on.”
Sgt. 1st Class Brian Phillips, a combat medic working with the 328th CSH, is familiar with the training simulator; he went through training that taught the ins and outs of the simulators.
“It’s always nice to have new different pieces and types of innovative equipment,” said Phillips. “Not just new ‘gee wiz bang’ things, but so long as it ties back to good training and ultimately good patient care, then it’s a good thing.
“That’s what these simulators do.”
| Date Taken: | 08.04.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 08.04.2015 11:47 |
| Story ID: | 172103 |
| Location: | FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CA, US |
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