SIOUX CITY CAREER ACADEMY STUDENTS AND ASPIRING FIRST RESPONDERS JOINED LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS FROM MERCYONE FOR A TRAINING COURSE IN RURAL TRAUMA THURSDAY.
LEA MATHISON IS THE TRAUMA PROGRAM INSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR MERCYONE:
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MATHISON SAYS RURAL TRAUMA DIFFERS FROM URBAN TRAUMA IN THAT RURAL TRAUMA PATIENTS TYPICALLY HAVE LESS SEVERE INJURIES BUT A HIGHER MORTALITY RATE THAN PATIENTS IN URBAN AREAS.
THOSE ATTENDING RECEIVED HANDS ON TRAINING USING MATERIALS NOT USUALLY FOUND IN A HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM:
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THE STUDENTS ALSO USED MANNIQUINS FOR C-P-R TYPE ACTIVITIES AND LEARNED STOP THE BLEEDING TECHNIQUES AND EMERGENCY BABY DELIVERY MEASURES.
LORI RICE OF HOMER, NEBRASKA IS DIRECTOR OF CRITICAL CARE AT MERCY AND SAYS THERE IS A GREAT NEED IN SMALL TOWN RURAL AREAS FOR E-M-T’S AND OTHER MEDICAL PERSONNEL:
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OLIVIA LORENZ IS A NORTH HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO ENROLLED IN THE CLASS AND IS ALREADY WORKING TO SERVE IN A MEDICAL PROFESSION:
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LORENZ SAYS HER GRANDPARENTS AND MOTHER SERVED AS PEDIATRICIANS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRATION FOR HER TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MEDICINE.
SHE IS CURRENTLY INTERNING IN THE SURGERY SECTION AT MERCYONE IN SIOUX CITY.
