Deadly Summer Blackout

As Care Director at Oakwood Heights Senior Living, you're facing a catastrophic power failure during a 104°F heatwave. With 47 vulnerable residents, failing backup generators, and emergency services overwhelmed citywide, you have limited time before heat exhaustion becomes fatal. Your decisions in the next hour will determine who survives.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Care Director at Oakwood Heights Senior Living

Conversation Partner

Dr. Sarah Chen, Regional Health Administrator

Setting

Sweltering main office lit by emergency lights, walls of resident medical files, dead monitors, heat-fogged windows

Location

Oakwood Heights Senior Living Facility, Phoenix, Arizona

Learning Objectives

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Create and document a resident triage plan based on medical vulnerability

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Establish heat management protocols with limited resources

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Maintain detailed records of all medical decisions for legal protection

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“This is Dr. Chen. I'm receiving reports of critical power failure at your facility. Current resident count and status? Be advised: ambient temperature is projected to reach 108°F within the hour. Start documenting everything.”

This is how Dr. Sarah Chen, Regional Health Administrator's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#873

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