Medical simulation as a moment to reflect

Yesterday, I had an eye-opening experience that made me reflect once again about relationships.

During the afternoon, I had to attend a mandatory trauma simulation event. Since I am a surgeon, I am referring to physical traumas like traffic or firearms accidents, and just to be clear — psychological traumas are not included in these groups, even when I firmly believe that some of them would justify such an efficient and organized trauma treatment response.

As always, I arrived a little earlier than the scheduled time, to be sure that I was on time. Nobody was in the auditorium beside me. In the room, next to the auditorium, I could see what looked exactly like the emergency room, and I could see a “body” lying down in the bed.

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