Point And Click Adventure Teaches First Aid

Thanks to Biz Ink for posting a press release showcasing a new point and click PC adventure game which explains practical first aid to kids. The game, called D.M. Dinwiddie, Physician-In-Training, apparently "..communicates basic medical and first aid information through an engaging series of adventures and medical mysteries." More interestingly, the FAQ says the game "..is a turn-based adventure game, with similarities in style to popular retail games like Police Quest or Monkey Island." And with exciting in-game scenarios like The Quest For Popcorn, it may be all adventure game fans have to take them through these dark times into the mythical Second Age Of SCUMM.

Comments

Life and Death?

[Matrix272]

There was a game back in the day called Life and Death, which required the player to go through several operations which were, for its day, pretty graphic. I could never get past the first one, since the game was so damn hard (I didn't have the manual), but I remember having to cut the person's chest with a scalpel, and if you were just a tiny bit off, he'd bleed to death and you'd lose.

Anybody else remember that game?

But how US-centric is it?

[Thornae]

This looks like a good educational game, however I'd be interested to know if they're planning any alterations for international versions.
My own country, Australia, has quite a few differences (I've been told) to the US in approved First Aid procedures. For instance, we're taught not to use the Heimlich maneuver, as it often causes more problems than it solves.
Also, US First Aid courses apparently still use the "crosscut and suck out the venom" method of treating snakebites. If you try that in Australia with the majority of venomous snakes here, You Will Die - most Australian snakes have much nastier venom than their US counterparts, and getting it in your mouth is generally fatal.

A quick flick through the website seems to indicate it's pretty well researched and checked, but I wonder if they'll be contacting medical authorities in other countries before they release there..