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Skills Learned in Video Game Help Man Treat Car Accident Victims

by Will Safer on January 18, 2008 at 03:22 PM

America's ArmyWhile we suggest getting real first aid and CPR training, a story out of Nebraska caught our eye.

An avid player whose favorite game, 'America's Army,' has a whole first aid and triage-learning sequence, actually put his in-game skills to use at the scene of a real-life car accident late last year.

Coming upon a flipped over SUV, one Paxton Galvanek correctly assessed the injured driver, began treatment of a bad hand wound and went on to evaluate other injuries while his wife dialed 911.

America's Army has specific sequences that deal with what to do when treating uncontrolled bleeding, dressing a wound, elevating a wounded limb above the heart, and prioritizing treatment based on the severity of injuries. Galvanek followed these guidelines and apparently did a bang-up job.

According to the game's Web site, the Army created "the America's Army game to provide civilians with insights on Soldiering from the barracks to the battlefields."

We recommend a weekend furlough in Omaha for Galvanek as reward for his good deed.

Interestingly, an actual U.S. Army soldier, with actual medic training, arrived on the scene shortly after Galvanek began treatment, and took over treatment until paramedics arrived. With that, Galvanek was on his way.

From Kotaku.com.

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Tags: army, medic, nebraska, online, rescue, treatment, ubisoft, video game, VideoGame

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