Pediatric team leaders who were blindfolded during resuscitation scenarios improved their leaderships skills by 11%, compared with a 5% improvement in the leaders who were not blindfolded, according to research published in Frontiers in Pediatrics.

“Doctors rely heavily on simulation training to prepare for rare emergencies, so even a modest improvement like this might help save lives,” Michael Buyck, MD, of the Geneva University Children’s Hospital in Switzerland, said in a press release. “Simulation-based training has been shown to be effective in teaching clinical, communication and leadership skills — improving pediatric residents’ confidence, and improving pediatric survival rate.”