Big Sim – a multi-platform multi-team approach to simulation of paediatric critical care retrieval and clinical coordination across clinic, road and air

Dr  Peter  Archer^{1, 9}, Dr  Erin  Grace^{1, 8}, Paul  Reeves^{1, 10}, Associate Professor John  Craven^1,4,6, Ms Belinda  Amber^1,5, Mr Tony  Norris^1,5, Mrs Penelope James^1,2, Dr Mardi Steere^{1, 7}

¹Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia, ²National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre, Darwin, Australia, ³MedSTAR Kids, Adelaide, Australia, ⁴Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, ⁵MedSTAR KIDS, Adelaide, Australia, ⁶Mt Barker District Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Mount Barker, Australia, ⁷Royal Flying Doctor Service, Adelaide, Australia, ⁸Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin , Australia, ⁹Victoria Ambulance Service, Melbourne , Australia, ¹⁰St John’s Ambulance Service, Darwin , Australia

Abstract:

The specialty of Retrieval Medicine notably includes expertise in such skills as patient packaging for transfer, handover, logistics, multi-disciplinary teamwork and succinct communication.  Immersive simulation of the complexity of such scenarios can be difficult, thus at Charles Darwin University, we have developed a multi-platform, multi-team paediatric simulation model, known as ‘Big Sim’. This utilises a simulated regional clinic, ambulance stretchers, a training ambulance driven by faculty during road transport component,  and an aeromedical aircraft fuselage, all connected to a virtual coordination centre. This replicates clinical, team and human factor components of interfacility transfer of critical patients in an educational environment, with the ability for observers and participants to watch the unfolding patient journey via live video feed. This presentation will share the setup, logistics and learnings from this simulation to further develop the model.

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