Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Simulation

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