Moulage

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Picture showing a 'dead' OPFOR soldier with moulage.

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.

Picture showing medical soldiers working on a training aid (dummy) with moulage.

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.