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Table 2 Description of simulated patients and their presenting medical issues

From: A preliminary study of a novel emergency department nursing triage simulation for research applications

Patient avatar

Gender

Ethnicity

Age

Chief complaint

Medical condition

Entry type

Appearance

Time delay

P1

Female

African

27

Abdominal pain

Trauma

Wheelchair

Normal

0:00

P2

Male

African

45

Cough Fever

Pneumonia

Walk in

Pale looking

0:08

P3

Male

Hispanic

65

Fall, head injury

Trauma

Gurney

Static blood on face

0:10

P4

Male

Caucasian

17

High-speed motor vehicle crash

Trauma

Gurney

Static blood on arms

0:10

P5

Female

Caucasian

46

Rash spreading over body

Skin Allergies

Wheelchair

Normal

3:10

P6

Male

Caucasian

58

Difficulty speaking, slurred speech

Stroke

Gurney

Flushed

5:10

P7

Female

African

37

Migraine and vomiting

Trauma

Walk in

Normal

10:05

P8

Male

Hispanic

55

Chest pain moving to left arm

ACS

Walk in

Flushed

10:10

P9

Female

Asian

63

Head injury, assault

Trauma

Walk in

Static blood on face

15:10

P10

Female

African

55

Head Injury

Trauma

Wheelchair

Static blood on face

20:00

P11

Male

Asian

22

Cough, chills and vomiting for 5 h

Pneumonia

Walk in

Pale looking

25:00:00

P12

Male

Caucasian

34

Car crash

Trauma

Gurney

Static blood on arms

30:00:00

trP1

Female

African

32

Shortness of breath

ACS

Gurney

Normal

5:00

trP2

Male

Caucasian

60

Right foot pain

ACS

Wheelchair

Normal

8:00

trP3

Female

Asian

52

Possible urinary tract infection

Pneumonia

Walk in

Pale looking

10:00

trP4

Male

Hispanic

54

Chest pain

ACS

Gurney

Normal

10:00

  1. P, patient; trP, training patient; Time Delay refers to when a patient was presented in the virtual scenario; other variables were also predetermined, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiratory rate, oxygen level, electrocardiogram data, and radio communication notes (these data are available as supplementary data from the authors)