Simulated hospital and patients make medicine safer

Free State University’s clinical simulation unit has trained students for 10 years

17 July 2023 - 21:04

Victoria’s contractions speed up under the student’s hand as he helps deliver her baby. The newborn with a steady heartbeat gives a cry, just before Victoria begins to haemorrhage, soaking the sheets with blood. The new father at the bedside yells at the student who is trying to stop the bleeding. ..

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