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Training to Prepare Students for Medical Emergencies

By July 7, 2015December 18th, 2018No Comments

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (July 6, 2015)-Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Nursing and Paramedic students will put their skills to the test during medical emergency training sessions on Tuesday, July 14, at the Katz Family Healthcare Simulation Center in Linn Hall on Kirkwood’s main campus.

This year’s simulation exercise will be a response to a car accident in a rural setting involving multiple teenagers. Actors and a simulated patient will partake in the scenario. At least 40 students will participate in each of the three sessions happening at 9 a.m. until noon, 1:30 to 4 p.m. and 5:30 until 8:30 p.m.

“More and more Nursing and Allied Health programs are using simulation events to recreate complex, high acuity situations,” said Dr. Mike McLaughlin, dean of Health Occupations and Simulation Center. “This helps students prepare for events they might encounter in their future careers.”

The training has become a part of Kirkwood’s curriculum to help healthcare students practice teamwork and interpersonal communication among disciplines in a high stress setting. This multi-disciplinary approach is offered annually, although the separate programs hold simulations throughout the year.

Typically Kirkwood graduates 245 nurses, between 200 and 250 EMTs, and 25 paramedics per year.

For more information about the exercise, please contact Dr. Mike McLaughlin at mike.mclaughlin@kirkwood.edu or 319-398-4979.