Staff at Helena Hospital Go Through an Opioid Overdose Simulation to Be Prepared

Staff at Helena hospital go through an opioid overdose simulation to be prepared

Montana continues to rank among the highest in the nation per capita for opioid overdose deaths, but hospitals like St. Peters Health in Helena are preparing for this surge through life-like simulations.Watch to see how nurses prepare for opioid overdoses: Staff at Helena hospital go through an opioid overdose simulation to be preparedWe are seeing a really big uptick in medications dropped and laced with unknown substances in the state, so if w…

Staff at St Peter's Health go through an opioid overdose simulation to be prepared

Montana continues to rank among the highest in the nation per capita for opioid overdose deaths, but hospitals like St. Peters Health are preparing for this surge through life-like simulations.We are seeing a really big uptick in medications dropped and laced with unknown substances in the state, so if we can identify that and intervene early, we will have better patient outcomes," said Miley Allzer, an instructor with Simulation in Motion Monta…