[Training in emergency situations through medical simulation]. / La formation à l'urgence par la simulation en santé.

Alongside conventional teaching, simulation is an effective training technique. It comprises a series of techniques enabling experiences in real situations to be replaced by those in equivalent situations in an immersive and interactive way This type of training does not enable errors to be totally avoided, but helps to reduce the consequences.

[From emergency services to neurosurgical intensive care, the role of the nurse in neurosurgery]. / Des urgences à la réanimation neurochirurgicale, le rôle de l'infirmière en neurochirurgie.

Treating a patient with a head injury requires a full general assessment, a rigorous evaluation of the severity of the trauma and the prevention of brain insults of systemic origin. Monitoring by the nurse is essential and determines the carrying out of additional tests. She must look out for neurological deterioration and prepare the patient and his or her family for potential sequelae.