Emergency Personnel

Maternal 911 in Action simulation creates a situation to allow health care persons to experience a representation of a real health care event for the purpose of practice, learning, evaluation, testing, and to gain an understanding of symptoms and human actions prior to a real-life emergency event.  Simulation practice is to help health care professionals prepare in a safe setting which will likely uncover system gaps and or gaps in individual performance.

Simulation may be performed as tabletop discussion among a group representative of the team that would respond at the bedside. In situ training refers to simulation located in the actual area the pregnant woman would receive care. The benefit of in situ training is the location exactly replicates the space constraints and room design in which actual patient care will be delivered. This allows the staff to utilize the same equipment and practice how to best position equipment in the patient room for effective team performance. Simulation has proven that clinical teams respond more effectively and efficiently when an actual event occurs.