SimWars Simulation Case Book

Preface; Part I. SimWars 101: 1. Why SimWars?; 2. What is SimWars?; 3. SimWars - how to succeed; 4. SimWars debriefing: the art of the show; 5. SimWars judging: maximizing the educational value of a popular educational modality; 6. Troubleshooting technology; Part II. SimWars Cases; Section 1. Airway: Case 1. Terminal extubation; Case 2. Industrial fire victim: burns and cyanide toxicity; Case 3. Pool diving accident; Case 4. Difficult airway - house fire; Case 5. 'Is there a doctor on the plane?': Airplane anaphylaxis; Case 6. Hyperthermia on a cruise ship; Section 2. AMS: Case 7. Hypertensive emergency; Case 8. Adrenal insufficiency; Case 9. 'Raving' altered mental status; Case 10. Two patients with altered mental status and cyanosis; Section 3. Cardiopulmonary: Case 11. Severe asthma; Case 12. High-altitude pulmonary edema with high-altitude cerebral edema; Case 13. SCUBA - air embolism; Case 14. LVAD; Case 15. Aortic dissection mimicking as STEMI; Case 16. Procedural sedation gone wrong in patient with upper GI hemorrhage; Case 17. Transfer gone wrong - NG tube in the trachea; Section 4. Infectious Disease: Case 18. Septic shock secondary to pneumonia; Case 19. AMS/hemorrhagic fever; Case 20. Tetany in a home-body piercer; Case 21. Pediatric myocarditis; Case 22. Neonatal HSV meningo/encephalitis; Section 5. Neurocritical Care: Case 23. Traumatic brain injury; Case 24. Status epilepticus; Case 25. Intracranial hemorrhage; Case 26. Stroke/health information technology case; Case 27. Football injury - cervical spine fracture with neurogenic shock; Case 28. Floppy newborn resuscitation; Case 29. Post mortem C-section with seizing neonate at delivery; Case 30. Shoulder dystocia with postpartum hemorrhage; Case 31. Pediatric status epilepticus; Case 32. Neonatal cardiac arrest; Case 33. Anaphylaxis/boarding patient; Case 34. Zofran and long QTc syndrome; Case 35. Pediatric death debrief; Case 36. Infant abuse and the angry team member; Case 37. Intoxicated father with child neglect; Case 38. Body packer; Case 39. Multiple altered patients with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning; Case 40. HazMat/decontamination response with complicated communication; Case 41. Migraines and beta blocker overdose; Case 42. Blast injury; Case 43. Multi-victim trauma case; Case 44. Traumatic head bleed/trephination; Case 45. Trapped in the elevator; Case 46. I'm never riding rollercoasters again; Part III. Appendices: Appendix A. Thinking about the cases with ACGME milestones in mind; Appendix B. Moulage in minutes; Appendix C. Case images; Index.