Inver Grove Heights Public Schools: Simley EMT Students Simulate Disaster For College Paramedic Students

Inver Grove Heights MN

07 May, 2022

5:04 AM

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Press release from the Inver Grove Heights Schools: May 6, 2022 Simley High School's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) classes, including the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class, routinely do drills to practice their skills in high-stress environments that simulate real life. In past years, EMS students have practiced CPR in the middle of the high school's foyer during passing periods to get used to focusing in a chaotic setting. This spring, EMT students played the victims in a large-scale simulation of a mass casualty incident to help paramedic students at Inver Hills Community College practice their skills. Simley students were put in makeup to simulate different injuries and positioned around the Inver Hills campus to mimic an incident with a high number of severe injuries. College students triaged the Simley students, treated their "injuries," put them on gurneys and in the backs of ambulances, and ran through all of the other tasks they would have to do at the scene of a large disaster. Although Simley students were acting as the victims, they gained a better understanding of how medical services work at a large-scale incident, what victims experience, and how different injuries are treated. Participating in the simulation also gave them a first-hand look at the educational opportunities that will be available after they complete their high school EMS courses. Thank you to Inver Hills for inviting Simley students to participate and learn! This press release was produced by the Inver Grove Heights Schools. The views expressed here are the author's own.