A collection of healthcare and medical simulation scenarios for you to use or modify. These are downloadable text documents outlining details of a simulation scenario – everything from patient simulator settings to debriefing notes.
The medical simulation scenarios are in the following categories – Emergency, Trauma, ALS, Paramedic, Cardiology, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Respiratory, Communication, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Toxicology and more.
1. Abdominal Trauma
(abdominal injury scenario, trauma care scenario)
Title: Motorcycle Crash
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Tim Chaplin, Alison Archibald
2. Adrenal Crisis
(adrenal insufficiency scenario, endocrine emergency scenario)
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Anon
3. Anaphylaxis
(allergic reaction scenario, anaphylactic shock scenario, emergency treatment scenario)
3a. Anaphylaxis #1
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
3b. Anaphylaxis #2
Title: Anaphylaxis In An Inpatient
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Alison Rodger, Babar Haroon / Dalhousie University
3c. Anaphylaxis #3
Title: Bee Sting In An 8 Month Old
Author / Institution: Katie Gordon / University of Maryland School of Medicine
4. Apnea
(cessation of breathing scenario, respiratory arrest scenario, pediatric emergency scenario)
Title: Drowning In A 3 Year Old
Author / Institution: Katie Gordon / University of Maryland School of Medicine
5. Asthmatic Protocol for ED
(asthma attack scenario, emergency department management scenario)
Title: Branching Scenario: 3 Treatment Routine ER – Pediatric Patient
Targets: Emergency Department Staff and Respiratory Therapy Students
Author / Institution: Carl Rod, MS, RRT, RCP, Rose State College RT Clinical Simulation Lab
6. Atrial Fibrillation
(irregular heartbeat scenario, cardiac arrhythmia scenario)
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
7. Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia from Digoxin Toxicity
(heart rhythm disorder scenario, digoxin toxicity scenario)
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Anon
8. Bradycardia
(slow heart rate scenario, cardiac arrest scenario)
Title: Bradycardiac Arrest – Carotid Sinus Mass
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Babar Haroon / Dalhousie University
9. Burns
(thermal injury scenario, burn management scenario)
9a. Burn #1
Title: Cigarette Fire
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Tim Chaplin, Alison Archibald
9b. Burn #2
Title: Meth Lab Explosion
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Tim Chaplin, Alison Archibald
10. Cardiac Arrest
(heart attack scenario, sudden cardiac death scenario, resuscitation scenario)
Target: Inter-professional Team Training
Author / Institution: Alim Nagji, Krista Dowhos / Joseph Brant Hospital
11. Chest and Abdominal Trauma
(blunt force trauma scenario, penetrating trauma scenario)
Title: Auto Accident
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Tim Chaplin, Alison Archibald
12. CHF (Congestive Heart Failure)
(weakened heart scenario, fluid buildup in lungs scenario)
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
13. Communication – Mediating Conflict
(communication scenario, interpersonal skills scenario)
Title: Managing Family Members with Different Views
Target: ICU Fellows
Author / Institution: Ryan Fink, Miko Enomoto / OHSU
14. Crohn’s Flare
(inflammatory bowel disease scenario, GI disorder scenario)
Title: Complicated Crohn’s
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Allen Tran / Dalhousie University
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15. Delirious, Combative/Violent
Patient Management
(patient aggression scenario, de-escalation techniques scenario)
Title: Delirium
Target: ICU Fellows
Author / Institution: Ryan Fink, Miko Enomoto / OHSU
16. Delivering Bad News
(communication scenario, interpersonal skills scenario)
Title: Delivering Bad News after a Stroke
Target: ICU Fellows
Author / Institution: Ryan Fink, Miko Enomoto / OHSU
17. Difficult Airway
(airway management scenario, intubation scenario)
17a. Difficult Airway #1
Title: Ace Inhibitor Angioedema
Target: Mid – Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Anon
17b. Difficult Airway #2
Title: Difficult / Failed Airway
Target: Mid – Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Anon
18. Disclosure of an Adverse Event
(medical error disclosure scenario, communication in healthcare scenario)
Title: Retained Guidewire from a Central Line
Target: ICU Fellows
Author / Institution: Ryan Fink / OHSU
19. DKA (Diabetic Ketoacidosis)
(diabetic complication scenario, metabolic acidosis scenario)
19a. DKA #1
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
19b. DKA #2
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Allen Tran, Babar Haroon / Dalhousie University
20. Dyspnea
(shortness of breath scenario, respiratory distress scenario)
20a. Dyspnea #1
Title: Acute Pulmonary Edema requiring intubation
Target: Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Anon
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20b. Dyspnea #2
Title: Severe Asthma requiring intubation
Target: Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Anon
21. Electrical Storm
(repeated heart rhythm disturbances scenario)
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
22. Emergent Med-Surg Response
(urgent surgical intervention scenario)
Title: MET/RRT Response
Targets: Response Teams, House Staff and Respiratory Therapy Students
Author / Instituation: Carl Rod, MS, RRT, RCP, Rose State College RT Clinical Simulation Lab
23. EtOH Withdrawal
(alcohol withdrawal syndrome scenario, delirium tremens scenario)
Title: EtOH Withdrawal Seizure
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Allen Tran, Babar Haroon / Dalhousie University
24. Febrile Neutropenia
(fever scenario, low white blood cell count scenario, pediatric infection scenario)
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
25. Head Trauma #1
(brain injury scenario, skull fracture scenario)
25a. Head Trauma #1
Title: Four Storey Fall
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Tim Chaplin, Alison Archibald
25b. Head Trauma #2
Title: Hit by Motorboat
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Tim Chaplin, Alison Archibald
26. Hypertension
(high blood pressure scenario, hypertensive crisis scenario)
26a. Hypertension #1
Title: Aortic Dissection
Target: Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Anon
26b. Hypertension #2
Title: Autonomic Dysreflexia
Target: Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Anon
27. Hypertensive Emergency
(severe high blood pressure scenario, emergency treatment scenario)
27a. Hypertensive Emergency #1
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
27b. Hypertensive Emergency #2
Title: “Diastolic Danger” – Hypertensive Urgency / Emergency
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Hailey Hobbs, Babar Haroon / Dalhousie University
28. Hypoxia
(low oxygen levels scenario, respiratory failure scenario)
Target: Inter-professional Team Training
Author / Institution: Devin Sydor
29. Inferior Stemi
(heart attack affecting the lower heart wall scenario)
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
30. Labor and delivery, postpartum hemorrhage
(childbirth scenario, bleeding after delivery scenario)
Title: Normal Delivery with PPH
Target: Maternal – Child Course – Nursing Education
Author / Institution: Kelly McMunn
31. PEA Arrest (Pulseless Electrical Activity)
(pulseless electrical activity scenario, cardiac arrest scenario)
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
32. Pelvic Fracture
(broken pelvis scenario, trauma scenario)
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Anon
33. Penetrating Thoracic Trauma
(chest injury scenario, penetrating wound scenario)
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Anon
34. Pneumonia
(lung infection scenario, respiratory illness scenario)
34a. Pneumonia #1
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
34b. Pneumonia #2
Title: Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Iain Arseneau, Babar Haroon / Dalhousie University
35. Pulmonary Embolism
(blood clot in the lung scenario)
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
36. Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy
(pregnancy outside the uterus scenario, obstetrical emergency scenario)
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Anon
37. Sepsis
(life-threatening infection scenario, systemic inflammatory response scenario)
37a. Sepsis #1
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Allen Tran / Dalhousie University
37b. Sepsis #2
Title: Sepsis – Crohn’s Intraabdominal
Target: Mid – Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Anon
37c. Sepsis #3
Title: Sepsis – DKA and Pneumonia
Target: Mid – Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Anon
37d. Sepsis #4
Title: Sepsis – Febrile Neutropenia
Target: Mid – Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Anon
38. Shock
(circulatory failure scenario, hypovolemic shock scenario, septic shock scenario)
38a. Shock #1
Title: Blunt Trauma Causing a High Spinal Cord Injury with Neurogenic Shock
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Tim Chaplin, Alison Archibald
38b. Shock #2
Title: Hemorrhagic Shock in an Elderly Pedestrian stuck by a Vehicle
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Tim Chaplin, Alison Archibald
38c. Shock #3
Title: Penetrating Chest Trauma Causing Obstructive Shock
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Tim Chaplin, Alison Archibald
39. Snake Bite
(envenomation scenario, snakebite treatment scenario)
Target: ER residents
Author / Institution: Katie Gordon / University of Maryland School of Medicine
40. Status Asthmaticus
(severe asthma attack scenario, respiratory emergency scenario)
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Unknown
41. Status Epilepticus – Apnea Post-Benzodiazepines
(continuous seizures scenario, respiratory depression after medication scenario, pediatric seizures scenario)
Title: Seven-month-old with Status Epilepticus
Target: Pediatric Residents
Author / Institution: Keith Gregoire
42. Stroke
(brain attack scenario, cerebrovascular accident scenario)
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Allen Tran / Dalhousie University
43. Subdural Hemorrhage
(bleeding within the skull scenario, head injury scenario)
Title: SDH and DOAC
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Allen Tran / Dalhousie University
44. Syncope / Torsades
(fainting scenario, fainting with twisting heart rhythm scenario)
Title: Syncope / Torsades in the setting of acquired prolonged QT
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Tasha Kulai, Babar Haroon / Dalhousie University
45. Tachycardia – Rapid AF
(fast heart rate scenario, atrial fibrillation scenario)
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Allen Tran, Babar Haroon / Dalhousie University
46. Toxic Shock Syndrome
(bacterial toxin-related illness scenario, multisystem inflammatory syndrome scenario)
Target: Senior Emergency Residents / Trauma Team
Author / Institution: Anon
47. Toxicology
(poisoning, medication overdose scenario, substance abuse scenario)
47a. Toxicology #1 – Bupivicaine Overdose
Target: Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Queens University
47b. Toxicology #2 – Hydrofluoric Acid Burns
Target: Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Queens University
47c. Toxicology #3 – Organophosphates
Target: Senior Emergency Residents
Author / Institution: Queens University
48. Upper Gastrointestinal GI Bleed
(bleeding in the upper digestive tract scenario)
48a. Upper Gastrointestinal GI Bleed #1
Target: Internal Medicine
Author / Institute: Jim Boseovski / Queen’s University
48b. Upper Gastrointestinal GI Bleed #2
Title: GI Bleed
Target: PGY1
Author / Institution: Babar Haroon / Dalhousie University
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49. Viral bronchiolitis in infants requiring intubation
(respiratory infection in infants scenario, airway management scenario)
Title: Apnea in the infant with RSV bronchiolitis
Target: Pediatric Residents
Author / Institution: Mike Storr
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