Game Based Simulation
Game Based Simulation Development of K9 Tactical Emergency Responder Program (Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care and Canine Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Initiatives).
Lincoln Memorial University, Ethos Veterinary Health · Oct 15, 2018
As Working K9s continue to Lead the Way serving and protecting others in austere environments, the need for medical training to support these K9s continues to intensify. The goal of this presentation will be to share the background, development and implementation of a fully immersive, game-based simulation that is used as a training tool in the instruction of K9 Tactical Emergency Responder Programs (including Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care and K9 Tactical Emergency Casualty Care). This training addresses the needs of both military teams that support MWDs/MPCs (Military Working Dogs / Multipurpose Canines), as well as federal, state and local law enforcement teams supporting a broad range of Working K9s.
The simulation tool provides K9 handlers, medics, tactical medics and other support personnel with the skills needed to prioritize assessments and emergency intervention, focusing on preventable causes of death within the tactical context. The goal of this simulation is to provide real world environments and situations where human medical practitioners can learn to transfer their existing medical skills to the canine patient, K9 handlers can expand their medical awareness and skills, and veterinary professionals can learn how to apply their skills in a pre-hospital austere environment. We’ll provide an overview of how the underlying problem and training need was defined for multiple user groups, the iterative technical development process, the facilitated interactions between the instructional designers, developers and medical subject matter experts and the plans to capture and analyze data from the simulation to drive future development.