Simulation in Motion Montana (SIM-MT) was featured in the Rock Springs Rocket Miner after our two-day emergency simulation training at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County (MHSC).
More than 50 healthcare workers and emergency responders trained over the two days. The group included nurses, doctors, CNAs, respiratory therapists, imaging and lab technicians, EMS crews, environmental services staff, an infection preventionist, and county emergency management. Scenarios ran in an MHSC Emergency Department trauma room and inside a Castle Rock Ambulance Service ambulance.
Participants worked with a lifelike manikin that blinks, talks, breathes, moves its head, and shows real blood pressure and oxygen readings. Teams diagnosed and treated each patient together, then debriefed to talk through strengths and opportunities to improve. They also built a regional response plan for an infectious disease crisis in their community.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for our area," said Stevie Kennedy, MHSC Emergency Management and Environmental Safety Coordinator. "We are so fortunate to be able to host this program."
The training was part of a State of Wyoming partnership with SIM-MT focused on highly infectious disease response, respiratory illness, and special pathogen preparedness for EMS and emergency department staff.
Thank you to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Castle Rock Ambulance Service, Sweetwater County Public Health, the Western Region Healthcare Coalition, and the Rocket Miner for sharing the story.
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