This simulation is designed for students in the respiratory therapy/respiratory therapy program at the second-year level or above, or respiratory therapist/respiratory therapist. In this simulation, participants will assess and treat an adult in respiratory distress recently admitted to the emergency department.  This simulation will challenge you to perform a respiratory assessment, recognize the common signs […]

Participants will be encouraged to enhance their understanding of how and when to initiate non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and how to properly assess the effectiveness of the NIV implementation.  

A patient with a potentially difficult airway requires intubation for worsening upper airway obstruction. The team performs an airway assessment, develops a plan and prepares equipment. Prior to intubation an intubation pause is performed. The first intubation attempt with a video laryngoscope fails. The second attempt with video laryngoscope, a bougie, and smaller ETT also fails due to […]

The learner simulation scenario is that an EMS crew has been dispatched to a ski hill for a 30 y/o female injured skier with altered mental status and a head injury.

This scenario is intended for you to utilize your leadership and communication skills. The focus of this scenario is to learn how to effectively manage a scene and communicate with supervisors and members of the fire department.

Identify a patient requiring basic life support, perform high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and collaborate with the health care team.

Care for a pediatric patient who crashed their bike and is transported to the emergency department for further resuscitation.

Pediatric patient at home in respiratory distress. Paramedics will be dispatched, arrive on the scene and transport patient to the hospital. In hospital, paramedics will give report to an RN and RT. RT will provide medication (puffer) education to patient and caregiver to support disease management.

This scenario will help users recognize suicidal risk factors in those who are most vulnerable. Throughout the simulation you will be given opportunities to observe the patient environment, process how you would like to respond, identify suicidal risk factors, and reflect on what you have learned.

Patient presenting with chest pain and ST elevation. Following our hospital’s protocol to sent the patient to a catheterization lab at a different facility.

Recognize and manage a client experiencing post-operative complications and potential severe sepsis at a small, rural hospital.

Brief vignettes and decision-making points allow the learner to consider supportive communication and care for a patient experiencing psychosis.

This is a mass casualty scenario where a single vehicle has struck a group of cyclists on the roadway. You (the paramedic) will arrive on scene and assume the role of triage officer. You will be required to assess patients and assign them an appropriate triage category. It is recommended to use either SALT or […]

You are a member of an interprofessional team working in an Emergency Department. You have been assigned to meet,a 70-year-old adult with dementia, who has been transferred from a Long-Term Care Residence in response to changes in their physical and mental status.

You are a Paramedic, arriving at the scene and find the patient in respiratory distress and alongside them is a support worker/translator.

62-year-old male who is admitted to emergency experiencing SOB and increasing crackles on auscultation, and is also a smoker. He wears glasses and has a hearing aid but refuses to use it. He speaks Arabic and limited English but his son is willing to translate and also says that his dad does not want hospital […]

You are a Paramedic, arriving at the scene at 8:10am local time. Your initial scene assessment reveals no safety concerns. You are guided to a small room with a crib against the wall. You find the mother, inconsolable, and the father performing CPR on the infant, on the floor in front of the crib.

The learner simulation scenario is that an EMS crew has been dispatched to an industrial site boiler room for a man with facial burns in respiratory distress. The view of the rooms will have “hotspots” in which you will be able to place your cursor over to reveal the decision options. Every scene may have […]

A 74 year old female is admitted under the hospitalist at a community hospital with a UTI. She is on day 3 of antibiotic therapy. While in hospital, she develops acute onset of right arm weakness, facial droop and unintelligible speech. Participants should recognize an acute CVA within the window, perform a stroke assessment, treat […]

A 10-day-old term male neonate is brought to the emergency department by his parents. Their concerns are that, over the course of the day, he has become pale, his feet look “bluer”, and he is more lethargic. Moreover, he has only made 1 diaper today and is feeding very poorly. On examination, this is a […]

The team is called to manage an unresponsive man with respiratory depression. The initial assessment involves rapidly evaluating potential causes for altered mental status, including hypoglycemia, hypoxia, and intoxication. Initial management of hypoglycemia and airway support does not improve the patient’s mental status. The team must recognize opioid toxidrome and administer naloxone. The patient will […]

The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) in partnership with the Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators using Simulation (CAN-Sim) have collaborated to develop and disseminate five virtual simulation modules in both official languages to build capacity among graduating and new registered nurses entering the health care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. VSGs have been […]

A 47 year old male presents with acute respiratory failure via EMS. He rapidly decompensates upon arrival. His travel history is missed on initial screening by EMS due his severity so he is transferred to the trauma bay without appropriate precautions. Part-way through the case his travel history is revealed (if not already asked for) […]