Arctic Extremes…

The Vcom3D team testing one of our manikins for performance in arctic conditions – by way of a freezer. This experiment will provide valuable data for our Extreme Cold Simulation Training Environment for Medic Education (ECSTREME) project, where we are developing medical simulations to prepare soldiers for treating patients in arctic environments.

Here, Dr. Rachel Wentz performs an emergency needle decompression to correct a tension pneumothorax on the Advanced Female Trauma Training System (AFTTS) manikin. So far, all systems still a go!