Extensive Definition
Moulage (French: casting/moulding) is the art of
applying mock injuries for the purpose of training Emergency
Response Teams and other medical and military personnel.
Moulage may be as simple as applying pre-made rubber or latex "wounds" to a healthy
"patient's" limbs, chest, head, etc., or as complex as using
complicated makeup and theatre techniques to provide elements of
realism (such as blood,
vomitus, open fractures, etc.) to the
training simulation. The practice dates to at least the Renaissance,
when wax
figures were utilized for this purpose.
In the 19th century a Moulage was taken of
medical patients for educational purposes. The prepared model has
been painted in the design of the original disease.
See also
External links
- Museum of Moulages, University of Zurich (English/ German)
- German Atlas with Moulages (E.Jacobi, 1913)
- Museum of Health Care at Kingston (English)
- Museum of Health Care collection database(English)
moulage in German: Moulage