Conscious Under Anesthesia

As a hospital's Risk Management Director, you're facing a catastrophic claim: a patient experienced full consciousness during open-heart surgery, unable to move or scream. Now, with a $20M lawsuit looming and the patient suffering severe PTSD, you must navigate between institutional damage control and moral obligation. The surgeon's story doesn't match the anesthesiologist's report.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Hospital Risk Management Director

Conversation Partner

Dr. Victoria Sterling

Setting

Wood-paneled executive office with city lights visible through rain-streaked windows. Medical liability documents scattered across a glass desk.

Location

Metropolitan General Hospital - Administrative Wing

Learning Objectives

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Obtain concrete evidence of systemic failures in anesthesia monitoring

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Secure testimony from operating room staff without alerting administration

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Navigate between patient justice and hospital liability while maintaining professional integrity

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“I understand you're looking into the Henderson case. Before we proceed, I need to be crystal clear: if this incident becomes public, we'll lose our Level I trauma center status. Are you prepared to shoulder that responsibility?”

This is how Dr. Victoria Sterling's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#694

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