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Canadians Take Top Honors in AAMS Sim Cup Competition
Competitors were judged on communications, teamwork, troubleshooting, creativity, and time management, among other skills.
Matthew Hogan and Jenny Thorpe, of Canada-based Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) display the first place trophy at the AAMS 2018 Sim Cup Competition.
Matthew Hogan and Jenny Thorpe, of Canada-based Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) display the first place trophy at the AAMS 2018 Sim Cup Competition.

A Canadian helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) crew took first place out of 12 teams that competed in the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) annual Sim Cup competition held during the most recent Air Medical Transportation Conference (AMTC). In front of a live audience and panel of judges, teams of two HEMS professionals worked patient simulations in individual 25-minute preliminary rounds of last October's AMTC in Phoenix. The best four teams competed in the final “hiking in the desert” scenario—complete with fake rattlesnakes, an overbearing police officer, simulated respiratory failure, and other trauma.


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