Operating theatres simulators

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Attitudes to Safety and Teamwork in the Operating Theatre, and the Effects of a Program of Simulation-Based Team... 

A Safety Attitudes Questionnaire was administered to operating theatre staff before and after a simulation- based team training program, to assess the effectiveness of the program in changing the safety and teamwork culture. At present, insufficient data are currently available to allow statistically valid conclusions to be drawn. 

We would like to thank all the staff of the Southern Health Simulation and Skills Centre, and Biomedical engineers who assisted in die development and delivery of the program, and the operating theatre staff of die Alfred hospital for their participation. 

The model testing theatre constructed for the Dazzle Painting Section at the Royal Academy was based on a trestle supported platform. This had a slightly curved surface which inclined dowmw ards to each end, to simulate the horizon. In its centre was a circular turntable on which models could be rotated using pulleys operated by a handle near the viewing position. 

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