Tucson Fire Department EMS crews train in ASTEC

Crews from the Tucson Fire Department came to the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center and got a feel for the training that ASTEC provides on March 29. TFD Medical Director Terry Valenzuela, MD, along with TFD Chief Dan Newburn, and participants experienced several simulations of both infant and adult patients.

One scenario linked the EMS crew from picking up a seizing infant at home, stabilizing the baby en route to the hospital, and transferring to the care of a pediatric resident. The scenario demonstrated each stage in the emergency treatment of the patient for both EMS and the pediatric resident.