Table 1.

List of scenarios and sequence of events per group of students

Scenarios simulated

Sequence of events

Upper gastrointestinal bleed Pancreatitis Large bowel obstruction Dissected aortic aneurysm Warfarin-induced rectal bleeding Acute coronary syndrome Acute cardiac failure Acute asthma attack Blood transfusion reaction Chest sepsis Acute kidney injury Hypoglycaemia Diabetic ketoacidosis Renal vasculitis

Simulation session 1: Initial ABCDE questionnaire completed by students First scenario: discussion points (during which the scenario would be paused): ABCDE assessment Investigations and results Treatment plan Referral to appropriate specialty Review of the note-taking by the scribe Summing up of clinical scenario and answering questions regarding the case Second scenario: with similar discussion points Simulation session 2: Third and fourth scenarios with similar discussion points 24 hours about simulation session 2—repeat ABCDE questionnaire

ABCDE, airway, breathing, circulation, disability and exposure.