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Video: Long Beach Medical Center Water Rescue Simulation

Emergency units assess medical management of near-drowning victim.

The Long Beach Medical Center conducted an inter-professional patient simulation exercise with Institute for Clinical Competence of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine on Sept. 19. This was a hybrid simulation where both an actor and METI -- I, Stan were used. The goal of this exercise was to practice inter-professional teamwork among the Long Beach Beach Patrol, Long Beach EMS and the Emergency Department of LBMC, and to assess their medical management of a near-drowning victim and the link to video again.

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