Training From America's Army Game Saved a Life

Posted by Zonk on Sunday January 20, 2008 @08:42AM from the learning-is-half-the-battle dept.

russoc4 writes "Most people who play the United States Army's freeware FPS sit through training simulations so that they may be able to get into the action and rack up some kills. The medic skills learned in the training allow you to heal teammates in the game, but it seems that they also apply in real life situations. According to Wired and the America's Army forums, 'a North Carolina man who saw an SUV flip and roll on a highway last November was able to provide medical aid to the victims with skills he learned from the America's Army.'" See? We learn things from videogames! Feign Death works sometimes, too.

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Re:Lawsuits? by MBraynard · 2008-01-20 09:37 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Not only are you wrong, but you're answer is dangerous.
I strongly believe that everyone should at least have a basic level of first aid training
And almost no one does. And what someone who either doesn't know what they are doing or did know and has forgotten would do more than likely will make the situation worse.
In the event of a car accident, the first thing the professionals do (and I am one, and you are not), is to stabalize the spinal cord. The first thing an untrained person would probably try to do is drag the person from the car, possibly killing them in the process.