Sint Eustatius Medical Students Receive Training in Basic Life Support

October 1 , 2007

Senior medical students at the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine received their Basic Life Support (BLS) certification cards as part of their training in the Introduction to Clinical Medicine class, which is co-directed by Dr. Lori Trout and Dr. George Odongo.  The BLS certification is in preparation for the students to enter the clinical portion of training done in the United States.  BLS instructor Mr. Jim Sayih came to the medical school on Statia last week along with his assistant to teach the 8 hour class to the medical students. The students passed rigorous exams including how to perform artificial respiration on infants, children and adults and how to defibrillate (shock) their patient back to life.