Table 1.

Simulation scenarios and key therapeutic maneuvers used to compare the Life Support for Trauma and Transport (LSTAT™) with conventional monitoring equipment

Simulation scenarios	Key therapeutic maneuvers
For the anesthesia faculty and residents
Scenario 1: Tension pneumothorax	Needle thoracostomy or a chest tube
Scenario 2: Adult respiratory distress syndrome	Positive end expiration pressure (PEEP), increase the FiO2, consider a diuretic (furosemide), consider adjustment of ventilator settings
Scenario 3: Cardiac tamponade	Pericardiocentesis
Scenario 4: Pulseless ventricular tachycardia	Cardioversion with 360 joules
For the recovery room nursing staff
Scenario 1: Improper ventilator settings	Adjust ventilator settings until the end tidal CO2 is 35 mmHg
Scenario 2: Pulmonary edema	Increase the FiO2, administer a diuretic, consider intubating
Scenario 3: Myocardial ischemia	Support airway, provide supplemental oxygen and ventilate if needed, check pulses and vital signs, call for a 12-lead ECG, consider sublingual nitroglycerin
Scenario 4: Symptomatic hypotension with occult hemorrhage	Administer intravenous fluids, send for an immediate hematocrit level, consider a blood transfusion, place the patient in the Trendelenburg position