Video Game Trains Emergency Workers

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Imagine being a first responder heading toward a major explosion or chemical spill with memories of Sept. 11 flooding your brain. Now think again, with the benefit of having played out those scenarios and your response to them.

That's what the leaders of the National Emergency Medical Services Preparedness Initiative hopes paramedics and EMTs will be able to do. The institute, part of George Washington University, last week unveiled a video game that will allow emergency workers to hone their skills on the virtual scene of large-scale crises.

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Video Game Trains Emergency Workers

Using a $4.8 million grant from the Department of Homeland Se...

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