Elder Tower Blackout Emergency

You're the night shift care coordinator at Oakwood Heights Retirement Home when a catastrophic power failure hits the 20-story building. With backup generators mysteriously offline and critical medical equipment running on failing battery backups, you must manage the crisis while keeping 47 elderly residents safe. Time is running out as oxygen concentrators and medical alert systems begin to fail.

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B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Night Shift Care Coordinator

Conversation Partner

Emergency Response Director Hawthorne

Setting

15th floor nursing station, illuminated only by emergency exit signs and phone screens, overlooking a darkened cityscape

Location

Oakwood Heights Retirement Home, Downtown Metro Area

Learning Objectives

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Establish immediate triage system for 47 residents based on medical equipment dependency

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Locate and assess backup power system failure while maintaining critical care

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Coordinate emergency evacuation plan for residents requiring constant power supply

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“This is Director Hawthorne. I've got reports of critical systems failure at your location with multiple high-risk residents. Your backup generator should have kicked in - why am I hearing it's offline? We've got emergencies across the grid, so make this quick.”

This is how Emergency Response Director Hawthorne's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#738

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