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By KEVAN MOORE
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Karl Sleight took over ........... !i~' age. Dur- pc, Idaho. She lat~rjoined
as the new publisher of ~+:~'~ .+~ ing herWick Communications in
the Shelton Mason County +'>! .............
+.ii t e n u r e, April 1986 at th~ eompa-
Journal this week. ~i :~ S 1 e i g h t ny's Ontario, Ore:, paper
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Sleight comes to Shelton ~
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runf°ll°wingas theapublishernearly 14-yearof the ~+:~~/~/: the ere- the publisher post in Alas-
WW~:*~ ation of a ka.
Mat-Su Valley Frontiers- multi-mil-Sleight is known
man, a thrice-weekly paper Karl lion dollar throughout the industry
serving Wasilla, Palmer Sleight printing for her commitment to
and the Matanuska-Susit- plant in community journalism and
na Valley in Alaska just 2005, add-she looks forward to bring-
north of Anchorage. ed a Sunday edition in Au- ing that emphasis to every
When Sleight started gust 2002 and began home aspect of the Journal.
at the Frontiersman, the delivery for the first time "I'm excited to call Ma-
newspaper published twice in the core areas of Palmer son County my ne~ home
a week, had only spot color and Wasilla in April 2003. and look forward ~o work-
on the front page and was Sleight's journalism ca- ing with the newspaper
reer began in 197~ at the staff to bring our read-
Idaho Free Press in Nam- ers relevant news and
information each week,"
Sleight said. "I also look
forward to hearing from
our readers and commu-
nity leaders to get their
input on how we might
better serve the needs of
the county."
Sleight and her hus-
band, Fred, and their little
Yorkie terrier Rowdy, are
house hunting in the Shel-
ton area. They have lots of
family in the area and look
forward to welcoming their
children and grandchil-
dren to their new Mason
County home.
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We, the family of
Arthur L. (Bud) Tozier, Sr..
would like to thank all of you. who
generously rendered many, many acts of
kindness in sending flowers, cards and
offering services during Bud's illness and
recent passing.
We sincerely apprecmte all your kind
thoughts, prayers and deeds. Special thanks
to Dr. Douglas Lindahl, Olympic Physicians.
Skokomish Valley Fire District #9, Medic
One, Mason General Hospital, Providence
SoundHomeCare & Hospice and devoted
caregivers Vonetta Bums. Karen Chesnik,
Diana Greenman and Anna Rickert.
Thank you.
-- The Family of Bud Tozier
Journal pnotos D~ NataJle Johnson
Dan Hoosier, left, Tom DiDonna and Mary Harmening administer life saving care to one of
MGH's three new high-fidelity medical simulators during a demonstration last Thursday.
Dummies help MGH staff practice smart medicine
Hospital learning center
acquires three new
'high-fidelity'manikins
By NATALIE JOHNSON
Doctors, nurses and clinical edu-
cators such as Tom DiDonna are al-
ways looking for new ways to prac-
tice their lifesaving skills without
risking a human life.
That's where manikins come in
- not models for jeans at a depart-
ment store - manikins that cry, talk,
sweat and even bleed.
Mason General Hospital's Learn-
ing Center recently acquired three
high-fidelity medical simulation
manikins for training purposes.
Medical simulators have come a
long way, said DiDonna, a clinical
educator at Mason General Hospi-
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+ , , i, ~ : ~~ ~. ...... ~.+" ~ ,~ In the 1970s the first low-tech
~!!i medical simulator, nicknamed "An-
: ii :;i :[ nie," was created to teach CPR. In
~. .... + .......... ~li!~ii+~,~' ............. ~i ~+:l~i'~i;!+;~iih[ ~v~l '~+ ~ high-fidelity manikin, named "Har-1998' scientists created the first
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large computer system.
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Dan Hoosier, left, and Mary
Harmening practice CPR on
one of MGH's three new
high-fidelity medical
simulators during a
demonstration last Thursday.
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The hospital's newest maul- they are improving.
kins are also high-fidelity, mean- This is a vas~ improvement over
ing they are as close to a human older, low-fidelity systems. DiDonna
body as technology allows them to said.
be. They breathe, simulate heart "The feedback comes from the
sounds and have working airways, manikin itself instead of an instruc-
They can simulate heart attacks, tor," he said.
strokes and a wide variety of other Mason General recently pur-
conditions, chased three manikins - a baby,
"You can have pre-programmed child and adult-sized man- through
scenarios," DiDonna said. funds from the American Recovery
The manikins can simulate re- Act. Together the manikins totaled
sponses to many injuries, includ- $160,000.
ing burns, and when students treat All three manikins give the proper
them,.they send signals to a comput- physiological responses to stimuli,
er monitor that indicates whether DiDonna said, which helps students,
staff and even EMTs and paramedics
train for real-life emergencms.
"Our goal is the reduction of medi-
cal errors. We want to eliminate
medical errors," he said. "Simulators
are a good way to learn before you're
ready for the real thing."
All three manikins breathe
through air compressors -- the small-
er two through external air compres-
sors and the adult model through an
internal compressor -- said Marcia
Rohlik, director of the birth center at
MGH.
The manikins' skin is so delicate,
she said, that anyone who handles
them must wear gloves.
The instructors and staff at Ma-
son Genera] are still getting used
to the new manikins, but DiDonna
said they have already been used for
training.
"The learning curve is very, very
high," he said.
DiDonna plans to not only use the
manikins to support ongoing train-
ing for MGH staff, but also to help lo-
cal firefighters and emergency medi-
cal personnel.
"We're a public hospital we all
have a vested interest in our broth-
ers and sisters in the community," he
said.
The manikins will also be used by
the Rural Outreach in Nursing Edu-
cation, or RONE, program in Mason
County, DiDonna said.
The RONE program allows people
~o ge~ an associates degree m nurs-
ing in two years with Internet class-
es and clinical instruction using the
manikins.
Staff and medical professionals
in training value having the newest
technology to practice on. However,
the most profound benefit goes to the
patient, DiDonna said.
,, , ,,
It s really about the patients, he
said.
+ ..........+++°++++++++++++++++~++ h ho g f
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Shelton United Meth- The fundraiser will fen- United Methodist iChurchRSVP to Jeri Plews by
odist Church is hosting a ture Cooki Lee Jewelry De- located at 1900 Kin$ Street, Nov. 10 at 427.2770 or
fundraising event for Mary signs and will be held from Shelton. i jplews@msn.com. Goody
Bridge Children's Hospital noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, The event supports fami-bag will be provided for all
Tree House. Nov. 12, at the Shelton lies of hospitalized children, who RSVP.
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