Adventure in the Wild: Students Dive into Emergency Medicine at UAMS Event
| Students from three south Arkansas universities recently got a unique hands-on look at emergency medicine thanks to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Held at Logoly State Park near McNeil, Arkansas, the Adventure in Medicine event gave students from Southern Arkansas University, the University of Arkansas at Monticello and Texas A&M University – Texarkana the opportunity to learn about emergency medicine.
Students began the event by taking part in a skills workshop where they learned about spine boards, bracing, applying splints and tourniquets, CPR and intubation. They then moved into several outdoor scenarios simulating a tree fall, a hiking accident and cardiac arrest. Attendees were able to use their newfound knowledge to assess the situation and demonstrate emergency medicine skills in an outdoor setting. Students from the Southern Arkansas drama department acted as the victims and bystanders during the simulations.
Students learned from a variety of instructors, including staff from Columbia County Ambulance Service and Michael Page, D.O., from the UAMS South Regional Campus. Travis Hill, the executive director of UAMS’ Centers for Simulation Education, showed off the UAMS mobile classroom. Assistance for the event was also provided by the Arkansas Parks Service and Daniel McDermott, Ph.D., an associate professor of Biology at Southern Arkansas University.
