OKLAHOMA CITY –
The Oklahoma National Guard's Regional Training Institute is the first National Guard RTI in the nation to field female mannequins to prepare military medics and first responders better to treat female trauma patients.
Master Sgt. Chris Dent, with the OK RTI, said after reading research that female trauma patients had higher rates of mortality on the battlefield because medics and Soldiers were not used to treating female body types, he and other medical trainers at the OK RTI wanted to find resources to train medics and first responders better in order to combat those statistics. (Oklahoma National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Reece Heck)