NWAS students could soon be treating virtual patients on the way to becoming qualified paramedics.

Edge Hill University, in Ormskirk, is exploring the plan after taking part in a pioneering pilot project.

The university is looking at the feasibility of using Second Life – an online world of more than 20m users who live virtual lives – to bring 3-D realism to paramedic training.

Read full article: Skelmersdale Advertiser.