Penetrating Trauma
At the end of this simulation, participants will be able to:
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1. Perform a structured Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey.
2. Assess and manage external Hemorrhage Control.
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3. Recognize signs/symptoms of a Tension Pneumothorax.
3. Perform intervention for Tension Pneumothorax.
2. Video
​The video includes frame of an animated patient next to a monitor with vital signs that change based on the patient's clinical condition. There is also a prerecorded, narrated prebrief, dispatch, and debrief that you can use to help faciliatate the simulation.
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Use the video's clickable hotspots to navigate to different parts of the video and find content faster. You can also download the video and use if offline, starting and stopping it as indicated. ​
3. Surveys
Please complete the facilitator and participant surveys at the end of the session to help us improve SimBox.
Acknowledgements
Posted: June 2026
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Authors: Lauren Simpson RN, Becca Mielke RN, Allie Brenner, Erin Montgomery RN, Maybelle Kou MD
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Primary Reviewers: Marc Auerbach MD, Michael Stoner MD, Emily Tarver MD, Elizabeth Brigham MD, Tanya Trevilian RN, Penny Blake RN, Sarah Pearson RN, Sara Bibbens DO, Heather Casebeers RN, Cynthia Libertini RN
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Disclaimer: The booklet and video were created as educational and research resources and not to guide clinical practice. Please reach out to our team with any questions or if you want to contribute.
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SimBox Case: Penetrating Trauma © May 2026 by Lauren Simpson RN, Becca Mielke RN, Allie Brenner, Erin Montgomery RN, Maybelle Kou MD is licensed under CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/