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August
4, 2010
METI Patient Simulator Mobile Lab Visits AMKY E-Town Base
The Air Methods' Region 3 METI Patient Simulator Mobile Lab made its first
Kentucky customer appearance outside of the Elizabethtown (KY-6) base July
14 through 16.
The Elizabethtown base staff delivered invitations
to all of the hospitals and EMS agencies in their primary service area,
inviting them to visit and take a "test drive." Over the three days,
approximately 45 participants visited and were able to work through
patient care scenarios with Flight Paramedic/Educator Paul Skaggs and then
later relax and chat with base staff over hotdogs grilled at the base.
The trailer’s simulator lab offers some unique benefits as compared to
more traditional training methods.
“The advantage of using the
METI is that there is a lot less verbalization or ‘pretending,’” said
Skaggs. “The student doesn’t ask ‘does the patient have a pulse?’ or ‘are
they breathing?’ They can see and hear the METI breathing and feel a
pulse. This is much more realistic. In addition, when the participant
administers a medication, the changes made to heart rate and blood
pressure occur over the appropriate amount of time, which adds much more
realism.”
He continued, “All of this allows the instructor to
evaluate the participant’s critical thinking skills, something that can be
very difficult to do with a standard manikin.”
Photo caption: Flight Paramedic/Educator Paul
Skaggs works through a scenario in the Patient Simulator Mobile Lab
outside the E-town base July 14 with an an Ireland Army Hospital
Emergency Department nurse and a Yellow Ambulance paramedic. Photo by
John Hultgren.
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About
Air Methods Kentucky
Air
Methods Kentucky is a full-service air medical transport system covering
Kentucky and southern Indiana.
Founded in 1982 as the first civilian air medical program in Kentucky,
in 1995 it became the first air medical program in the state to earn
CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems)
accreditation. It operates 10 helicopter ambulances and one
fixed wing ambulance throughout its region, with state offices
headquartered in Lexington. With a mission of safety, quality, and
integrity, Air Methods Kentucky is committed to providing its patients
and medical and emergency service partners with a high level of care and
professionalism. For more information about Air Methods Kentucky,
visit http://www.airmethodsky.com.
About
Air Methods Corporation
Air
Methods Kentucky is owned by Air Methods Corporation (NASDAQ:
AIRM),
the nation’s largest
provider of air medical emergency transport services and systems. The company is dedicated exclusively to air medical transport,
focusing on the quality of care to patients, and safety in
aviation operations. With 27 years of experience, the company transports more than
84,000 patients annually who require intensive medical care from
either the scene of an accident or general care hospitals to
highly skilled trauma centers or tertiary care centers. For
more information about Air Methods Corporation, visit http://www.airmethods.com.
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