America's Army player uses in-game medic training to help save life

wohoo | January 18, 2008 | News | PC

A longtime America's Army player became a first responder at a car accident last November by employing life saving techniques he learned by playing the America's Army game.

The U.S. Army says this is the second time an Americas Army player has reported successfully using medical skills learned through playing the game to respond in a life-threatening situation.

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Bri | January 19, 2008

I read about this on Yahoo. Great stuff, this only proves that games have the potential to do some true good in the world.
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  Teodor Tenchev | January 19, 2008
  
  Yeah, trainings in this game are really good. Some of them are hard to pass but in the end you learn a lot of interesting things, some of them applicable irl.
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W00tbeer1 | January 19, 2008

Wow, I never knew videogames can teach you a skill to save someones life. That is absolutely amazing.
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BANDITO ATTACK | January 20, 2008

big deal we all know how to pick up a health crate.