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Volunteer says realistic makeup and moulage made drill feel 'more real'
Summary
A volunteer described how makeup and staged injuries increased realism during the Aspen Airport exercise, recounting being assigned a yellow minor-injury role and an internal hip fracture that did not break the skin.
A meeting participant who served as a simulated casualty described the emotional impact of the exercise's makeup and moulage. “I saw some people getting their makeup put on, and it, like, really kinda hit me,” the participant said. “It made it feel so much, like, more real.”
The participant described their assigned injuries: a yellow minor category and an internal hip fracture that could be seen beneath the skin but had not broken the surface, and said they could hobble only a little. Organizers use such realistic moulage to train responders in assessing and triaging victims under stress.
