'Code Blue' is being hosted by WVU Medicine.
WHO: West Virginia University medical, nursing and pharmacy students and local emergency services professionals
WHAT: Code Blue – a simulated cardiac arrest situation as part of National Healthcare Simulation Week
WHEN: Tuesday (Sept. 18) 1 to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: WVU Health Science Center North, Pylons
Photo and Video opportunities:
1 to 1:30 p.m.
• EMS professionals transporting the manikin
patient via ambulance
• Students performing lifesaving procedures on the manikin patient
• Students using augmented reality ultrasounds equipment
2 to 3:30 p.m.
Tours of the WV STEPS Simulation Center
More information:
Witness a live simulation where students and
emergency responders will demonstrate caring for a patient suffering from
cardiac arrest.
WVU students will care for a mock patient using lifesaving skills developed through their education and practice at the WV STEPS Center – the University’s state-of-the-art simulation lab.
Healthcare Simulation Week, Sept. 17–21, celebrates global professionals who use simulation to improve the safety, effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare delivery.
About WVU STEPS:
WVU’s David and Jo Ann Shaw Simulation Training
and Education for Patient Safety Center delivers innovative
inter-professional healthcare training.
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CONTACT: Cassie Thomas
WVU School of Medicine
304.293.3412; cassie.thomas@hsc.wvu.edu
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