LOWER SACKVILLE: The Cobequid Community Health Centre Foundation has received a boost from a local community organization.
The Kinette Club of Sackville has donated $1500 towards the funding of a Blue Phantom training model!
The Blue Phantom (Ultrasound Guided IV Access) is a training tool that acts like human tissue and blood vessels.
Trainees use an ultrasound machine to see the vessels inside the model, just like they would in a real patient.
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According to the Foundation, this is important because finding veins or arteries can be difficult in real patients, especially in emergencies or with patients who have hard-to-find veins.
The model helps users learn how to read ultrasound images.
It also helps them find the correct vessel, and guide a needle accurately.
The foundation thanks the Kinettes for bringing one to the Cobequid Health Centre Emergency Department.
