VIDEO: Simulation In Motion Montana brought advanced medical training to Logan Health in Shelby, using high-tech mannequins to prepare rural hospital staff for trauma scenarios they might encounter during real emergencies. The non-profit organization specializes in providing realistic training experiences for medical professionals across Montana’s rural communities. “They’re going to be going through an ATV rollover simulation training, that we do quite frequently to expose them to the high-quality, low-frequency trauma that happens in rural Montana all the time,” said DJ Olson, regional manager for Simulation In Motion Montana.
The training mannequins are far more sophisticated than traditional medical dummies, featuring advanced technology that mimics real patient responses. “They can blink and breathe. One of them will deliver a baby. They can track you. You can get pulse ox. You can get blood sugars from them. They’re pretty advanced. They’re great training tools,” Olson said.
For Tia Kuntz, trauma outreach and injury prevention specialist at Benefis Health System in Great Falls, the realistic mannequins provide invaluable hands-on learning opportunities that traditional training methods cannot match. “I think having a mannequin that truly can show us everything we get to actually put IVs in these patients, we can intubate this little guy. Getting to have hands on where we can see the assessment rather than just being told. Oh, now you see this. I think it really heightens that education that we’re able to provide,” Kuntz said.
