Groundhog Shadow Day
9 students participate in annual event
Launch the media gallery 1 playerKara and Amanda listen as the LifeNet paramedic describes the roles of the rescue team.
Groundhog Shadow Day for Elgin Public students came late this year. But this week it was the students seeing shadows, not the groundhog! Each year the Northeast Nebraska AHEC program sponsors a hands-on health career morning followed by shadowing opportunities in the afternoon. The morning sessions included an introduction to surgery (including suturing), a tour of the LifeNet helicopter and discussion with its crew, a model of the use of forensic science, an involved role play of teamwork in an emergency setting, EMT action (students practiced inserting a breathing tube), and rehab central. All sessions were given by health care providers working in those fields.
Launch the media gallery 2 playerBecki examines tools used in various types of surgery.