CASE LIBRARY
Pick a case. Run it in your department.
These cases were developed and run in a small rural emergency department, using a basic mannequin, two facilitators and the equipment already available.
Each includes a short scenario, focused learning objectives, a practical debrief and lessons from running it in our own department.
Start with one. Adapt it to your team.
01 / HEAT EMERGENCIES
Exertional Heat Stroke
Altered hiker. Core temperature 41.7°C. Your department doesn't have an immersion tub.
10 min - Low-tech - Rapid cooling
02 / RESUSCITATION
Hypothermic Arrest
A profoundly hypothermic patient. Prolonged resuscitation, rewarming and difficult decisions.
Resus - Warming - Rural resources
03 / CARDIAC EMERGENCIES
SVT
Heart rate 190. Borderline blood pressure. The team must decide how to intervene.
10 min - ACLS - Communication
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Everything you need to get started.
WHAT’S INSIDE EACH CASE?
01
Facilitator guide
Scenario, progression, expected actions and prompts.
02
Clinical resources
Concise learning points and relevant resources.
03
Debrief outline
A few questions to guide a useful team conversation.
04
Lessons from Espanola
What we discovered when we ran the case ourselves.
Make it work in your department.
You don't need to reproduce our setup exactly. Change the equipment, staffing and scenario details to reflect your own environment.
The goal isn't to run a perfect simulation. It's to make your team a little more prepared for the next real patient.