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first appeared on the market for games for the Nintendo Wii console, few suspected that in the future it would be widely used by many surgeons. Although the missions in the game have little to do with real life, familiarity with TC: NB is extremely useful for doctors, because their medical education and understanding of the need to hone movements are beneficial for their skill during the game.
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The aim of the training is to improve the fluidity of movements of novice surgeons, says Dr. Kanav Kahol. In his He told the Guardian that the idea to use a game console as a simulator of real operations came to his colleagues unexpectedly: “We just noticed that the movements of gamers and surgeons are very similar and only slightly modified the gameplay – attachments were added to the main controller that simulate real tools”.
The simulator is also good because it is surprisingly budgetary: an original training program for surgeons costs no less than a quality flight simulator for pilots. Therefore, the find of Dr. Kahol and his colleagues will appeal not only to small medical centers that cannot afford to purchase high-quality equipment, but also to hospitals in developing countries, whose surgeons also lack training practice.
Mark Smitt, head of the Simulation Education & Training Center, agrees with the benefits of Wii surgery, who notes that “in addition to increasing the flexibility of doctors’ movements and reducing the number of errors”, the overall level of test scores also increased – the group that played TC: NB improved their indicators by 48%. Simultaneously with the British, the Wii is also being used in the United States. By adding a toy scalpel blade to the arm, surgeons at Banner Good Samaritan also increased their scores by 50%. “The benefits are more than enough: firstly, our doctors can now train at home, and secondly, the growth rates of effective results of laparoscopic operations prove that it is necessary to continue learning with the Wii,” says Dr. Henke.
Recall that rumors about the extraordinary benefits of playing the Nintendo console have been spreading for a long time – last year, American doctors found out that a set of rehabilitation exercises for people with fractures, wounds and dislocations is very similar to the movements of players in a Wii game, which made it possible to use the console for therapeutic purposes , because even the most notorious lazy people are not averse to playing for an hour or two.