Ambulance simulator at NICC Calmar gives student more realistic trainings

Health care educators at NICC Calmar are using advanced simulation technology to recreate EMS scenarios to supplement every student's training and career preparation.

Starting this fall, new ambulance simulators at the NICC Calmar and Peosta campuses are offering invaluable training experiences for students enrolled in EMS programming.

NICC EMS program director Sam Janecke says,  "At NICC, we have always utilized a "simulated" patient, such as a manikin or a fellow student, to provide training experiences for students that prepare them for emergency situations. With the new ambulance simulators, our students are equipped with a piece of the puzzle that had been missing."

Janecke says much of the training surrounding ambulance transport and procedures was previously limited to verbal communication.  He says the simulators add a more realistic element to a student's EMS career or healthcare field preparation.