In November 2007, avid America’s Army player Paxton Galvanek came across such a scenario when he found himself as the first person on the scene of a horrific, multi-victim car accident. According to Yahoo Games, 28-year-old Galvanek rescued two victims from an overturned SUV on the shoulder of a North Carolina highway. He was able to safely remove both individuals involved in the crash, and he properly assessed and treated their wounds, which included bruises, scrapes, head trauma, and the loss of two fingers. Quote: “So obviously, this guy must be a doctor or at least a medical student, correct? Well, in a manner of speaking… He learned it playing as a medic in the game, America’s Army.”[31]. According to Galvanek, “I have received no prior medical training and can honestly say that because of the training and presentations within America’s Army, I was able to help and possibly save the injured men.“[30]
via America’s Army – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
This takes edutainment to a whole new level. I love playing first person shooter games. I gave up much gaming and only really do things that have a reasonable answer to my question:
“How does what I am doing now help me in the future?”
Even if I am relaxing, the answer could be that it will help me perform better in the near future.
This game however, has now moved to the top of my “must play” list based on that little segment above about how Paxton Galvanek managed to save lives based purely on the game!
True, I could actually go out and learn CPR, but my current flaky work schedule means I can’t sign up for courses or volunteer for St. John’s Ambulance like I wanted to.
So this will be a great backup solution!
