Baby Simone Helps GFES Prepare for Emergencies

Tools

By KFBB News Team

Story Published: Aug 25, 2008 at 7:01 PM MDT

Story Updated: Aug 25, 2008 at 7:01 PM MDT

She breathes, she has a heart beat but you can't kill her. Simone is simulator mannequin that acts and feels like a human infant. Today (Monday August 25th, 2008), members of Great Falls Emergency Medical Services practiced with her to prepare for real medical emergencies. Stacy Handley a nurse practitioner with St. Vincent Healthcare Pediatrics Unit said “We just don't see a lot of pediatric traumas or emergency situations but when we do it's a critical situation for everybody involved." Jerry Lyons, GFES Paramedic added that in today’s training "You can make mistakes and learn from them.” The mannequin is the latest in technology and costs $50,000. Simone and members of the St. Vincent Healthcare Pediatrics Unit from Billings have been traveling the state since December to help train local health care providers. Right now they are concentrating on the central part of the state. Simone was also in Fort Benton this afternoon and will be in Big Sandy tomorrow.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

News, Sports, Weather for Great Falls, Helena, and all of Montana and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

Great Falls Weather

Icon
Current Temp 43.0 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind : North at 10.4 MPH (9 KT)
Pressure : 1024.4 mb
Humidity : 35 %
Click here for our video forecast
More Weather

Helena Weather

Icon
Current Temp 47.0 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind : Calm
Pressure : 1022.6 mb
Humidity : 30 %
More Weather

On Demand

Stock Quotes
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

Cast Your Vote

Have you stuck with your New Year's Resolutions?

  • Yes
  • No
  • I didn't make any resolutions this year

AP Video