Recently admitted for double coronary bypass heart surgery, a patient is stretched out on a hospital bed, a bandaged chest rhythmically moving up and down with each breath.
He’s lifelike, but 65-year-old Arvid Gauthier, as a hospital bracelet on his wrist indicates, isn’t real. He’s an electronic mannequin, designed to train students for health-care professions.
Kate McCullough is a reporter for the Hamilton Spectator,covering education. Reach her at [email protected].
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