Moulage creates realistic scene Published Aug. 15, 2014 By Diane Kofoed 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh. -- This quarter's week of exercises at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base included simulated bus accident moulage on Aug. 7 in Kittyhawk Center, near the Airmen dorms. Moulage is the art of applying mock injuries for the purpose of training emergency response teams and other medical and military personnel. Daniel Druzbacky, 88th Medical Group staff director, said moulage is a critical component for a mass casualty exercise as it allows responders to actually see the injuries they are expected to treat. Without moulage, exercise patients would have cards attached to their clothing describing the nature of their injuries, and medical treatment would be based off what the medical staff reads. Moulage creates a sense of realism, which also translates to a sense of urgency for medical responders. "The responding medical personnel can see a laceration, burn, open fracture, impaled object, etc., versus simply reading about the patient's condition on a piece of paper. In addition to moulage, exercise patients are coached to act out their injuries to facilitate realism during mass casualty exercises," Druzbacky said.