Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Simulation

The medical profession has an established history of team-based approaches to managing varying complexities of patients. Effective communication between team members has been recognized as a key factor to safer healthcare delivery.[1] There have been multiple studies highlighting the role of simulation-based training in healthcare settings that need rapid assessment, implementation of protocols, and efficient medical care delivery.[2] In medical simulation training, the use of high-fidelity mannequins has also evolved as they can now provide physiologic feedback as well as have computer-generated programming that can provide the appropriate pathologic findings and responses to interventions.[3] Simulation-based training has been used in various professions and continues to be a method of teaching in the medical field. Hospital-based emergencies that require a team-based approach are of interest for simulation professionals. These scenarios are examples of situations that need group input, standardization of algorithms, and effective delivery of the appropriate treatments.[4]