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EMS Pediatric Hypovolemic Shock

VALOR Program

Learner will arrive on-scene to find a 6-year-old female, listless and lying in bed. Learner will perform an initial assessment and identify that the patient is suffering from a respiratory illness with fever and vomiting. She recently passed out when trying to stand up. Current vitals are HR 150, BP...

Emergency Medicine Pediatrics

EMS Pediatric Hypovolemic Shock

EMS Bundle

Learner will arrive on-scene to find a 6-year-old female, listless and lying in bed. Learner will perform an initial assessment and identify that the patient...

Case Information:
Bundles: EMS Bundle
Learner Population: EMS/Prehospital, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
Author: VALOR Program
Language: English
Room size: 13x10
Setting: Ambulance, Home
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: AEMT, als, bls, EMT, Febrile Illness, Hypovolemic shock, Military, Paramedic, pediatrics, prehospital, sepsis,

EMS Obstetrics Emergency

VALOR Program

Learner will arrive on-scene to find a 26-year-old female patient in the bathroom in the final stage of labor. Learner will perform an initial assessment and identify that delivery is imminent. The Learner will aid in delivery which will proceed in an uncomplicated fashion. The newborn will initially be blue...

Emergency Medicine Family Medicine OB/GYN Pediatrics

EMS Obstetrics Emergency

EMS Bundle

Learner will arrive on-scene to find a 26-year-old female patient in the bathroom in the final stage of labor. Learner will perform an initial assessment...

Case Information:
Bundles: EMS Bundle
Learner Population: EMS/Prehospital, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Family Medicine
Author: VALOR Program
Language: English
Room size: 12x12
Setting: Ambulance, Home
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female, Male
Tags: abdominal pain, AEMT, als, bls, ems, EMT, field delivery, Military, neonatal resuscitation, newborn, normal delivery, NRP, OB, OBGYN, Obstetrics, Paramedic, prehospital,

EMS Combative—Suicidal Intent

VALOR Program

Learner arrives on-scene to find a 40-year-old female patient with a history of PTSD who is intoxicated and expressing both suicidal and homicidal ideation. The patient refuses to talk to police at the beginning of the case. Police ask the EMS providers to help convince the patient to be transported...

Emergency Medicine Psychiatry/Mental Health

EMS Combative—Suicidal Intent

EMS Bundle

Learner arrives on-scene to find a 40-year-old female patient with a history of PTSD who is intoxicated and expressing both suicidal and homicidal ideation. The...

Case Information:
Bundles: EMS Bundle
Learner Population: EMS/Prehospital, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider, Social Worker
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry/Mental Health
Author: VALOR Program
Language: English
Room size: 16x14
Setting: Ambulance, Home
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: Alcohol Intoxication, De-escalation, EMT, Firearm Safety, Homicidal Ideation, Military, Paramedic, psychiatric, psychiatry, ptsd, scene safety,

EMS Trauma—Electrocution

VALOR Program

Learner arrives on-scene to find a 65-year-old male patient on the floor with decreased responsiveness. Learner should perform an initial assessment and identify that the patient just suffered an electrocution injury during a home repair and is now bradycardic secondary to pacemaker failure. The patient also has electric burn injuries...

Burn Cardiology Emergency Medicine Prehospital Medicine Trauma

EMS Trauma—Electrocution

EMS Bundle

Learner arrives on-scene to find a 65-year-old male patient on the floor with decreased responsiveness. Learner should perform an initial assessment and identify that the...

Case Information:
Bundles: EMS Bundle
Learner Population: EMS/Prehospital, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Burn, Prehospital Medicine, Trauma
Author: VALOR Program
Language: English
Room size: 13x13
Setting: Ambulance, Home
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: acls, Adult, AEMT, als, altered mental status, bls, bradycardia, Cardiac Dysrhythmia, Electrocution, EMT, Heart Block, Military, Paramedic, prehospital,

EMS Congestive Heart Failure

VALOR Program

Learner responds to a 70-year-old male patient experiencing shortness of breath and chest tightness related to pulmonary edema. Learner should perform an initial assessment on scene, identify the patient's dyspnea and hypoxia, and provide appropriate respiratory support. The patient is in respiratory distress and can speak in only 1-2 syllable...

Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine

EMS Congestive Heart Failure

EMS Bundle

Learner responds to a 70-year-old male patient experiencing shortness of breath and chest tightness related to pulmonary edema. Learner should perform an initial assessment on...

Case Information:
Bundles: EMS Bundle
Learner Population: EMS/Prehospital, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine
Author: VALOR Program
Language: English
Room size: 16x16
Setting: Ambulance, Home
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: AEMT, als, bls, CHF, CPAP, EMT, Flash Pulmonary Edema, heart failure, Left Bundle Branch Block, Military, Nitroglycerine, Paramedic, Pulmonary Edema, respiratory failure,

EMS Pediatric Overdose

VALOR Program

Learner will arrive on-scene to find a 4-year-old male patient with decreased responsiveness, pinpoint pupils, and shallow respirations. Learner will perform an initial assessment and identify that the patient ingested some hydrocodone-acetaminophen tablets that belonged to the parent, with an open bottle on the bathroom counter. Learner will recognize signs...

Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Toxicology

EMS Pediatric Overdose

EMS Bundle

Learner will arrive on-scene to find a 4-year-old male patient with decreased responsiveness, pinpoint pupils, and shallow respirations. Learner will perform an initial assessment and...

Case Information:
Bundles: EMS Bundle
Learner Population: EMS/Prehospital, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Toxicology
Author: VALOR Program
Language: English
Room size: 12x12
Setting: Ambulance, Home
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: AEMT, altered mental status, bls, ems, EMT, Military, Opiate overdose, pals, Paramedic, pediatrics, prehospital, toxicology,

Alcohol Withdrawal, CIWA

Houston VA

Molly Maple is a 52 year old who came through the ER. She was found at home by family passed out. The family reports she drinks heavily and thinks she passed out drunk. She came to the ER alert and oriented x 3. She is ambulatory but stumbles occasionally. She...

Medical/Surgical Mental Health

Molly Maple is a 52 year old who came through the ER. She was found at home by family passed out. The family reports she...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Medical/Surgical, Mental Health
Author: Houston VA
Language: English
Room size: 12x12
Setting: MedSurg
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: Airway, asthma, Croup, De-escalation, pals, respiratory distress,

Suicidal Veteran

Houston VA

68-year-old male navy veteran admitted to your unit from the ER for intentional overdose and hypotension. His son found him at home unconscious. The son said that there were empty pill bottles at home, which were the patient's heart/blood pressure medications. However, the patient reports taking only a few pills....

Medical/Surgical Mental Health Psychiatry

68-year-old male navy veteran admitted to your unit from the ER for intentional overdose and hypotension. His son found him at home unconscious. The son...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider, Social Worker
Specialty: Medical/Surgical, Mental Health, Psychiatry
Author: Houston VA
Language: English
Room size: 12x12
Setting: MedSurg
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: bradycardia, clinical skills, communication skills, Critical Care, De-escalation, dehydration, emergency medicine, healthcare education, healthcare simulation, Healthcare Training, hypotension, inpatient care, medical education, Medical Simulation, medical training, medical VR, mental health, National Patient Safety Goals, nursing education, nursing simulation, overdose, patient care, Patient Safety, physician training, professional development, SAVE policy, SBAR communication, SimX, Suicidal Veteran, suicide prevention, veteran care, Virtual Reality, VR Simulation,

Outpatient Clinic Visit

Houston VA

Patient presenting is seated, waiting for his appointment to see the physician. The clinic is very busy today and appointment times have been delayed. The patient gets up from his seat and walks to the counter to speak with the participant. He has been waiting to see the physician for...

Ambulatory Care/Outpatient Services Mental Health

Patient presenting is seated, waiting for his appointment to see the physician. The clinic is very busy today and appointment times have been delayed. The...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Social Worker
Specialty: Ambulatory Care/Outpatient Services, Mental Health
Author: Houston VA
Language: English
Room size: 12x12
Setting: MedSurg
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: communication skills, conflict resolution, customer service, De-escalation, outpatient clinic, patient communication, soft skills,

PALS Assessment And Resuscitation

Sacramento VAMC

A six-year-old boy presents to a community ED BIBA with mom in acute distress. Learners must use their PALS training to perform an initial, primary, and secondary assessment and effectively manage the patient’s clinical condition. This case has two different clinical presentations for the learner to address appropriately. The moderator...

Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics

A six-year-old boy presents to a community ED BIBA with mom in acute distress. Learners must use their PALS training to perform an initial, primary,...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, EMS/Prehospital, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
Author: Sacramento VAMC
Language: English
Room size: 16x13
Setting: Emergency Department
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: Airway, asthma, Croup, pals, respiratory distress,

Adult with Worsening Cough

St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Nursing

A 57-year-old male presents to a primary care clinic with a worsening cough over the past month. Learners need to identify and manage the acute COPD exacerbation and advance the treatment of the patient’s chronic condition according to GOLD criteria. The scenario includes an option for the student to present...

Family Medicine Internal Medicine Pulmonology

A 57-year-old male presents to a primary care clinic with a worsening cough over the past month. Learners need to identify and manage the acute...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population:
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pulmonology
Author: St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Nursing
Language: English
Room size: 15x13
Setting: Outpatient Clinic
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: acute COPD exacerbation, copd, cough, GOLD criteria, Smoking,

Non-Fatal Suicide Attempt in an Adult

Southeastern Illinois College

A 20 year-old female is admitted to a psych unit from the ED with a diagnosis of suicide attempt and depression. She is accompanied by her mother. Initially, the participant should perform a mental health assessment for a client in a short-term mental health setting, exhibit professional caring attitude, and...

Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Internal Medicine Interprofessional Psychiatry/Mental Health

A 20 year-old female is admitted to a psych unit from the ED with a diagnosis of suicide attempt and depression. She is accompanied by...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider, Social Worker
Specialty: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Interprofessional, Psychiatry/Mental Health
Author: Southeastern Illinois College
Language: English
Room size: 14x13
Setting: MedSurg
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: anxiety, college age, Depressions, mental health, mental health assessment, mood disorder, overdose, personality disorder, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, therapeutic communication, wound care,

Hepatic Encephalopathy with AMS

Southeastern Illinois College

A 59-year-old Caucasian male with PMH of liver disease, T2DM, Hypertension, and Hypothyroidism was brought to the ER by his family, who states he’s had a change in mood the last day or so and now appears confused. The patient's family reports he had just been treated for a UTI...

Emergency Interprofessional Medical/Surgical

A 59-year-old Caucasian male with PMH of liver disease, T2DM, Hypertension, and Hypothyroidism was brought to the ER by his family, who states he’s had...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Emergency, Interprofessional, Medical/Surgical
Author: Southeastern Illinois College
Language: English
Room size: 15x13
Setting: MedSurg
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: altered mental status, babinksi sign, Hepatic Encephalopathy, hyperreflexia, jaundice,

Interprofessional Gender-Affirming Care in an Adult

George Mason University

Katarina Washington an African American, 18-year-old, female came to the clinic complaining of irregular heartbeat, feeling faint, and overall fatigue. Katarina hesitantly admits she hasn’t eaten much in the last three days because she’s been sleeping in a friend’s car after being “kicked out” of the house. The RN notices...

Cardiac/Telemetry Community/Public Health Family Medicine Internal Medicine Interprofessional Psychiatry/Mental Health SDOH

Katarina Washington an African American, 18-year-old, female came to the clinic complaining of irregular heartbeat, feeling faint, and overall fatigue. Katarina hesitantly admits she hasn’t...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider, Social Worker
Specialty: Internal Medicine, Cardiac/Telemetry, Community/Public Health, Family Medicine, Interprofessional, Psychiatry/Mental Health, SDOH
Author: George Mason University
Language: English
Room size: 15x13
Setting: Outpatient Clinic
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Transgender
Tags: anxiety, BPSS, depression, Dietetics, GAD-7, Gender-Affirming Care, Nutrition, PHQ-9, Social Work, Transgender,

Workplace Violence & De-escalation

George Mason University

You are a hospital employee who receives a handover of care. Shortly after walking into your patient’s room, you see a relative standing near the bed who starts to get annoyed and angry. You and other hospital employees are asked to help. Formerly Known As: VR Interprofessional Simulation Training on...

Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Internal Medicine Interprofessional Leadership OB/GYN Psychiatry/Mental Health

You are a hospital employee who receives a handover of care. Shortly after walking into your patient’s room, you see a relative standing near the...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider, Social Worker
Specialty: Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Family Medicine, Interprofessional, Leadership, Psychiatry/Mental Health
Author: George Mason University
Language: English
Room size: 15x15
Setting: MedSurg
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: communication, De-escalation, non-verbal cues, OODA loop, verbal cues, verbal techniques, Workplace Violence,

Unstable SVT in the ED

Children's National

A 5 day old infant is brought to the emergency department with irritability, decreased oral intake, hypoactivity, and tachycardia. He was intubated for transport here. He has given adenosine twice for supraventricular tachycardia and now requires further intervention.  

Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics

A 5 day old infant is brought to the emergency department with irritability, decreased oral intake, hypoactivity, and tachycardia. He was intubated for transport here....

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
Author: Children's National
Language: English
Room size: 12x12
Setting: Emergency Department
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: cardiac ICU, cardioversion, pals, supraventricular tachycardia, torsades,

Tracheostomy Complications—Chronic Tracheostomy with Tracheoinnominate Fistula

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Patient is a 65-year-old man with prolonged recovery from ARDS due to pneumonia, requiring continued mechanical ventilatory support, who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy insertion 20 days ago. The learner is called to the bedside by the MICU nurse due to bright red blood oozing from the tracheostomy and from the stoma....

Anesthesiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine

Patient is a 65-year-old man with prolonged recovery from ARDS due to pneumonia, requiring continued mechanical ventilatory support, who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy insertion 20 days...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology
Author: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Language: English
Room size: 16x13
Setting: ICU
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: Airway, Airway Management, Arterial Bleed, Fistula, hemorrhage, hemorrhagic shock, intubation, Trach, tracheostomy, Utley Maneuver,

Community Health Worker Program

South Carolina State University

A Community Health Worker (CHW) or Community Health Coach (CHC) will collaborate with the medical team. Afterwards, the CHW/CHC will call the patient to review the doctor’s care plan, and will then give a presentation and answer questions on basic health maintenance topics – mental health, high blood pressure, and...

Community/Public Health SDOH

A Community Health Worker (CHW) or Community Health Coach (CHC) will collaborate with the medical team. Afterwards, the CHW/CHC will call the patient to review...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Social Worker
Specialty: Community/Public Health, SDOH
Author: South Carolina State University
Language: English
Room size: 16x13
Setting: Office Building
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: Community Health Coach, Community Health Worker, Conference Room, counseling, interprofessional team, outreach, outreach skills,

Myocardial Infarction in the ED

Southeastern Illinois College

A 57-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with chest pain. He reports that the pain started about an hour after dinner, while he was working. He describes the pain as a “crushing pressure” located midsternal and radiating down his left arm and to his back. He rates the pain...

Cardiac/Telemetry Cardiology Emergency Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine Interprofessional

A 57-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with chest pain. He reports that the pain started about an hour after dinner, while he was...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Cardiac/Telemetry, Emergency, Interprofessional
Author: Southeastern Illinois College
Language: English
Room size: 16x13
Setting: Emergency Department
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: A-Fib, acls, Amiodarone, Atrial Fibrillation, cardiac arrest, cardioversion, chest pain, defibrillation, epinephrine, inferior stemi, stemi, V-Fib, V-Tach, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia,

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA)

Female patient, 55 years old attends Emergency Department with chest pain that started 2 hours ago and radiates to arm, neck and jaw. Participants are expected to recognize inferior STEMI by history, exam, and EKG, activate cath lab, and start fluids, heparin, and pressors if needed. If the participant does...

Cardiac/Telemetry Cardiology Emergency Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine

Female patient, 55 years old attends Emergency Department with chest pain that started 2 hours ago and radiates to arm, neck and jaw. Participants are...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider
Specialty: Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Cardiac/Telemetry, Emergency
Author: Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA)
Language: English
Room size: 16x13
Setting: Emergency Department
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: AMI, cardiology, emergency department, emergency medicine, English, inferior stemi, myocardial infarction, Nursing,

Primary Care MI

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Mr. Simmons is a 60 year old male with a history of HTN, CAD, and hyperlipidemia. He is in the office for a routine checkup and becomes diaphoretic, complaining of chest and arm pain.  

Cardiac/Telemetry Community/Public Health

Mr. Simmons is a 60 year old male with a history of HTN, CAD, and hyperlipidemia. He is in the office for a routine checkup...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Cardiac/Telemetry, Community/Public Health
Author: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Language: English
Room size: 16x13
Setting: Outpatient Clinic
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: acute coronary syndrome, chest pain, ecg, sbar, stemi,

Medical/Surgical UTI/DKA

Southeastern Illinois College

Patient has been admitted to the Medical/Surgical unit from the ED with diagnosis of UTI and DKA. The participant will be given a brief report from the nursing staff in the ED and the ED paperwork/EHR. The participant should administer ordered IV antibiotics (initially Bactrim ordered but participant needs to...

Medical/Surgical

Patient has been admitted to the Medical/Surgical unit from the ED with diagnosis of UTI and DKA. The participant will be given a brief report...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Medical/Surgical
Author: Southeastern Illinois College
Language: English
Room size: 16x13
Setting: Hospital
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: allergic reaction, diabetes, interdisciplinary team, medication reaction, nursing measures,

6 Year Old with Sore Throat

St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Nursing

Nolan is a 6-year-old male who presents to the primary care with complaints of sore throat for the past 3 days. The learner will be expected to evaluate the patient; this includes subjective and objective data collection, determining a differential diagnosis with a plan, ordering appropriate prescriptions, and educating the...

Family Medicine

Nolan is a 6-year-old male who presents to the primary care with complaints of sore throat for the past 3 days. The learner will be...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Family Medicine
Author: St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Nursing
Language: English
Room size: 16x13
Setting: Outpatient Clinic
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: POC Testing, Sore Throat, Strep,

Atypical Presentation of an Older Adult

St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Nursing

Elderly female in a long term care facility develops acute confusion, diminished appetite, and intermittent complaints of back pain over the past 2 days. The student will have the opportunity to assess the patient, recognize confusion and s/sx of UTI/pyelonephritis, and order point of care testing, including glucose, dipstick U/A,...

Internal Medicine

Elderly female in a long term care facility develops acute confusion, diminished appetite, and intermittent complaints of back pain over the past 2 days. The...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Author: St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Nursing
Language: English
Room size: 12x12
Setting: Hospital
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: antibiotics, Back pain, Dipstick urinalysis, EKG, Pyelonephritis, SOAP format, uti,