Seventh and eighth grade students from Natchitoches Magnet, Provencal, NSU Middle Lab and St. Mary’s participated in Camp Fast Forward this week, an Area Health Education Center (AHEC) summer program funded by the Rapides Foundation and hosted by Northwestern State University to create awareness of careers in healthcare. Students learned about nursing, first aid, ultrasound, sonography, anatomy, nutrition, basic life support, CPR, medicine administration and EMT/paramedic skills. The last day of camp featured an air evacuation team and paramedics from Natchitoches Regional Medical Center who talked to students about the skills necessary to work in emergency medical transportation. On the front row from left are Brian Morris, Scott Stetson, McKenzie Horn, McKensey Pittman, Malaya Osby, Ethel Marie Guidry, Mia Hollier, Journey Ashlock, Klarissa Cedars and NSU student Carleigh Lofton. On the back row are flight nurse Maddie Everette, base line pilot Jed Stone, flight paramedic Anthony Lockwood, Sarah Marbut, Jenna Garcie, Ashlyn Broadway, Morgan Garcia, Skylar Campa, Rylan Adcock, Johannah Chauvin and Aidan Lofton.
Flight paramedic Anthony Lockwood spoke to students in Camp Fast Forward about the skills and requirements necessary to work in emergency medical transportation. Students pictured are Ethel Maria Guidry, Journey Ashlock, Klarissa Cedars, Mia Hollier, NSU nursing student Carleigh Lofton, Johannah Chauvin, Malaya Osby and Aidan Lofton. Camp Fast Forward was hosted at Northwestern State University as part of the Central Louisiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC). The camp was funded by the Rapides Foundation.
