AUBURN – Parkview DeKalb Hospital recently presented Trine University and the Auburn Eckhart Public Library with cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) manikins, emergency medical equipment, and supplies to benefit
training programs in CPR, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced
Life Support (PALS) education.
The Master of Physician Assistant Studies program at Trine University received two
Deluxe CRiSis Manikins®, two cardiac defibrillators, two complete crash carts, one
adult infant and child airway/ventilation cart, intubation equipment, Advanced Cardiac
Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) manuals, and numerous
other CPR and medical related supplies.
A Deluxe CRiSis® Manikin is a complete resuscitation system that features an advanced
airway management system, rhythm generator and ECG monitor. The specialized manikin
contains interactive features designed to draw blood, perform an IV, drill into bone,
intubate an airway, and monitor heart rhythms and blood pressure.
“We are hugely thankful to Parkview DeKalb for this generous donation of medical simulation
equipment,” said Emilio Vazquez, M.D., associate professor and program director, Master
of Physician Assistant Studies program. “Our current relationship with the Parkview
Mirro Center has provided Trine University’s physician assistant students an unparalleled
opportunity to participate in high-fidelity simulations. The donated equipment will
allow us to set up a lower-fidelity simulation at Trine’s Health Sciences Education
Center in Fort Wayne and allow us to more efficiently train our students and use the
capabilities of the Mirro Center.”
The Eckhart Public Library was gifted four basic adult manikins, four infant manikins,
and two Automated External Defibrillators (AED) machines. The CPR training equipment
will help to establish a program at the library where certified CPR instructors from
Parkview DeKalb Hospital, who typically rent, may check out the manikins free of charge
to teach CPR continuing education.
Parkview DeKalb Hospital will continue to provide the community with quality first
aid, CPR, basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, and pediatric advanced
life support training. For more information, please contact CPRCenter@Parkview.com.
Photo: Emilio Vazquez, M.D., right. associate professor and program director, Master of Physician
Assistant Studies program, stands with Joyce Johnson, RN, workforce development core
educator, Parkview Nursing Education and Clinical Excellence, along with some of the
equipment that will be donated to Trine's MPAS program. (Photo by Dean Orewiler)
Last Updated: 06/29/2020