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Simulation in Critical Care

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Simulation in Critical Care provides a brief history of simulation in critical care, followed by a concise review of available data for simulation in that setting. Alsaied, Chipman, and Brunsvold review ways in which simulation has been used to train and refine skills frequently utilized in the intensive care unit such as airway management, including orotracheal and surgical intubation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, thoracentesis and paracentesis, ultrasound, and ventilator management.

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    Osama A. Alsaied, Jeffrey G. Chipman & Melissa E. Brunsvold

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Alsaied, O.A., Chipman, J.G., Brunsvold, M.E. (2019). Simulation in Critical Care. In: Stefanidis, D., Korndorffer Jr., J., Sweet, R. (eds) Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98276-2_21

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