Learning 'cuts through' when you've got to face up to realism
Published on 07 March, 2013
It only took a few minutes to make it look as if health programs instructor Melissa Hulme had fallen through a glass door and even less time to return her face to normal..
Welcome to the world of 'moulage' - a simulation technique used to help actors play the part of accident victims.
Melissa Hulme manages to smile through her (luckily) fake wounds
CQUniversity Paramedic Science program leader Anthony Weber says specialised make-up is used to simulate injuries such as burns, protuding bones, major bleeds and wounds caused by glass or nails.
Simulation supervisors and academics recently gathered for a 'train-the-trainer' workshop led by Chris Laursen from Tactical Emergency and Medical Simulations Training Pty Ltd.
The workshop included participation by the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Queensland Ambulance Service.
Mr Weber says the wound simulations work well alongside other simulation techniques including the use of manikins, MASK-EDTM and actors.
Chris Laursen delivers his workshop 
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