Life Support Generator Failure

During a citywide blackout, you're the on-duty hospital administrator facing a critical emergency. The backup generator is showing signs of imminent failure, threatening 23 patients on life support. Your only qualified repair technician is stuck in gridlocked traffic 45 minutes away, and you have approximately 30 minutes of power remaining.

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Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Night Shift Hospital Administrator

Conversation Partner

Dr. Sarah Chen, Chief of Emergency Medicine

Setting

Dimly lit hospital command center, emergency red lighting, walls of flickering monitors showing critical patient data

Location

St. Mary's General Hospital, 4th Floor Administrative Wing

Learning Objectives

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Establish viable power solution or patient transfer plan within 30-minute window

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Navigate hospital emergency protocols while maintaining legal compliance

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Coordinate with multiple departments under extreme pressure

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Administrator, we've got 23 people on life support and the backup generator is overheating. Engineering says we have maybe 30 minutes left - tops. Where the hell is Martinez? We needed our technician here yesterday!”

This is how Dr. Sarah Chen, Chief of Emergency Medicine's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#160

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