There was a patient who had nearly drowned, someone with serious burn wounds, an ill baby and a woman with a broken arm.

These “patients” were all part of a simulated Trauma Day that the NWU’s Faculty of Health Sciences held in July at its Nooitgedacht farm.

Braving rainy conditions and very convincing trauma scenarios, students from the School for Nursing couldn’t have asked for a more hands-on learning experience.

Watch the video on the right to see how our students worked together with real-life professionals such as police divers and paramedics to gain practical experience.

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