Disaster

Surgery Simulator

“Lives are in your hands as you take on the role of a top surgeon at a busy city hospital.

Game genre:
Educational
Simulation

Health topic:
Anatomy
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Game platform:
CD/DVD

Social Tags:
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Disaster
Excalibur
Hernia
Medicine
Surgery
Technology
Tonsil
Varicose veins
Vascular surgery
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Target Population:
Health Care Professionals


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Surgery Simulator

"Lives are in your hands as you take on the role of a top surgeon at a busy city hospital. With eight authentically recreated surgical procedures in your reperoitre, your skills are much in demand. You will need to keep your brain as sharp as your scalpel as you opterate on fractures, remove an inflated appendix or tonsils, treat infected gall bladders, attend to varicose veins, repair hernias, restore vision in cataract procedures and deal with the injuries of a road traffic accident."

Game genre:
Simulation

Health topic:
Anatomy
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
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Disaster
Excalibur
Hernia
Medicine
Technology
Tonsil
Varicose veins
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Game platform:
Computer

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.excalibur-publishing.com/surgery.htm


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Living With Kidney Disease

"Written by adolescents with kidney disease, Living With Kidney DiseaseTM is an interactive

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Disaster
Health
Kidney
Labor
Social Issues
Technology
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URL:
http://kidneydisease.starlight.org/index.html
http://www.starlight.org/kidney

Game platform:
Internet

Target Population:
Pre-Teens
Teens


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Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues

This game allows the player to “experience real-life emergency medical cases such as cardiac arrests, broken bones an life-threatening traumas as you respond to situations requiring you to revive,

Game genre:
Educational
Simulation

Health topic:
Cognition
Emergency Response
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
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Computing
Digital media
Disaster
Emergency
Entertainment
Legacy Interactive
Motherboard
Nintendo DS
Software
Technology
Video game development

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://www.legacygames.com/download_games/951/emergency_room_-_real_life_rescues


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Starlight Children's Foundation

"For more than 25 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering injuries by providing entertainment, education and family activities that help them cope with the pain, fear and isolation of prolonged illness. We understand what families go through when a child is sick, and how important it is to find relief from constant worry and isolation.

Game genre:
Educational
Entertainment

Social Tags:
Biology
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Chemo
Coping
Crohn's disease
Disaster
Human behavior
Medicine
Starlight
Starlight Children's Foundation
Technology

Organization type:
Charity
Non-Profit

Organization expertise:
Childhood Health
Disabilities
Disease and Infection
eHealth
Health and Medical

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens
Teens

Calais Document Category:
Disaster
Technology

Services:
Educational Resources
Workshops and Programs

Game platform:
Internet

Location:
United States


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Disaster Discovery

Disaster Discovery is a free, online board game developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agenday (FEMA) that asks players a series of true or false questions that deal with disaster situations

Game genre:
Educational
Quiz/Trivia

Health topic:
Public Health
Safety

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Disaster
Emergency management
Emergency services
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Government
Management
Public safety
Technology
United States federal legislation

Target Population:
Children

Organization:
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Game platform:
Internet


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Disaster Math

Developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agenday (FEMA), Disaster Math is a free, online quiz game for kids that incorporates math questions into disaster situations.

Game genre:
Educational
Quiz/Trivia

Health topic:
Cognition
Safety

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Disaster
Emergency management
Emergency services
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Government
History of the United States
Management
Public safety
Technology
United States federal legislation

Target Population:
Children

Organization:
Federal Emergency Management Agency

URL:
http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizmath.htm

Game platform:
Internet


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Sickle Cell Slime-O-Rama

Sickle Cell Slime-O-Rama is intended to help children with sickle cell disease feel better about themselves and gain a greater understanding of their condition.Players are contestants on a game sho

Game genre:
Educational
Quiz/Trivia

Health topic:
Disorders and Disabilities

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Biology
Blood disorders
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Disaster
Entertainment
Genetic disorders
Health
Labor
Medicine
Psychoeducation
Sickle
Sickle-cell disease
Slime mold
Social Issues
Technology

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens
Teens

URL:
http://sicklecell.starlight.org

Game platform:
Internet


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Triage Trainer

Triage Trainer is a simulation game developed to train first responders on catastrophe protocols and prioritization of casualties. In the game, players are emergency responders thrown into action just after a catastrophe. It is the players’ job to find and label casualties based on the severity of injury. This game is not currently available.

Game genre:
Simulation

Health topic:
Emergency Response
Health Care and Medicine
Public Health

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Not Currently Available

Social Tags:
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Certified first responder
Disaster
Emergency
Simulation
Technology
Triage
Triage tag

Game platform:
Computer

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

URL:
http://www.trusim.com/?page=Demonstrations

Technology:
simulation


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Uncovering the Mysteries of Bone Marrow: Aspiration and Biopsy

Uncovering the Mysteries of Bone Marrow is a free, online interactive game about bone marrow and common treatments for leukemia such as biopsies, transplants, and aspirations.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cancer
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Biology
Bone marrow
Disaster
Health
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Labor
Lymphatic system
Medicine
Social Issues
Technology

Target Population:
Children

Published Medium:
Game Developer

URL:
http://bonemarrow.starlight.org/index.html
http://www.starlight.org/bonemarrow

Game platform:
Internet

Technology:
Radiation

Medical Treatment:
radiation therapy


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