Tabletop Resus Room

How it Works

A printed patient is placed on the middle of your surface.
The learners divide into their standard simulation/team roles.
The facilitator provides the case prompt.
Learners move printed pictures of equipment (IV, oxygen, monitors) into place over the patient to complete standard resuscitation tasks.
Learners find medications (in the drug binder) and "give them" to the patient. A deliberate time delay is built into this step, as we want the med learner to have to search for a medication to create a time gap between order and administration (forcing closed loop communication, situational awareness, prioritizing orders).
Facilitators update the patient's vitals as the case progresses and in response to the learner's decisions.
Multimedia/printed images, audio, embedded participants, phone calls, etc can be embedded into simulation to augment the experience.

What You Need

(including Free Downloads)

Printed patient silhouettes

Here is a file of an infant and child silhouette.

You can print this +/- laminate this.

Note: these silhouettes have been sized so the equipment is scaled appropriately.

Printed meds + supplies

Here is a file of equipment and medications.

You can print this +/- laminate this. I keep these organized by placing them in trading card and baseball sleeves in a binder.

A monitor

I use the SimMon app. I have no affiliation with this app - I recommend it because I have found it affordable and useful.

Any system where you can display vitals will work. You could: use google slides (email me for ideas), a whiteboard, cue-cards, or any other monitor app.

The Advantages

Cheap. Only the cost of printing the handouts below!
Low-time investment. Takes <5min to set up. <5min to tear down.
Little space required. Requires only a table/stretcher/desk/hard surface.
No internet, no tech required. You can use your phone/tablet for a monitor, but you don't need to. For areas with limited access to laptops/tablets/wifi - this is an analog simulation solution.
Fun! This is an interactive, team-based approach.

Suggestions? Questions? Get in touch.

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