From Resusci-Anne to Sim-Man: The evolution of simulators in medicine

Simulators were introduced in education as a tool to make advanced training standardized, less expensive, and without danger to those involved, but several decades passed before this form of training became accepted in medicine.

Abstract

From the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research (PMK) and the Department of Critical Care Medicine (AG, PMK), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Simulation in medicine has been greatly influenced by Peter Safar and his collaborators in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine in the United States and in the Laerdal Corporation in Norway.