Moulage

thumb|Moulage of a Gumma (pathology)|gumma in [[syphilis for training students, University of Tübingen]] thumb|right|Picture showing a 'dead' OPFOR soldier with moulage

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 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 used for this purpose.