Simulation: Emergency: Acute oedema of the lung

About Foch Hospital (Hôpital Foch):

With 2,000 staff members (including 300 doctors) and 600 beds, Foch Hospital is one of the most effective and renowned non-profit university-hospitals with a public service mission in France.

The Foch Hospital indeed provides a wide range of treatments to adult patients in almost all of the medical and surgical domains and commits to education and research, while paying crucial attention to patient care, including through the investment in cutting-edge medical technology.

Foch hospital stands out from the French medical offer by being the leader in the field of neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, gynaecology, urology, anaesthesia, ICU, internal medicine and oncology through innovative treatments.

Training at Foch Hospital is covered by:

• 50% of ward heads at Foch Hospital who also are University professors

• 1 nursing school with 60 students per promotion

• 1 midwifery school with 28 students per class

• 1 continuing education institute, “Foch Santé Formation”

• 1 simulation platform of 600 m2

Acute heart failure is a serious pathology, with a short term vital prognosis. The most common form is acute pulmonary oedema, the most severe cardiogenic shock. The quality of management depends on the speed of diagnosis, the correct assessment of the severity criteria and the rapid use of appropriate structures.

BIOGRAPHY of Dr Marie-Christine BALLESTER

Doctor Marie-Christine BALLESTER has been Head of the Emergency Department and of the Multipurpose Short Stay Unit since September 2017.

She worked as an emergency doctor for 14 years at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital (AP-HP) before coming to Foch Hospital and has been a hospital practitioner for 12 years.

Doctor BALLESTER was trained in simulation training at iLumens in 2016 and regularly trains interns at the simulation centre of the Foch Hospital.

o An intern

o A nurse

o A senior doctor

Briefing :

Specific objectives will be determined at the beginning of the simulation session and will be targeted for debriefing.

Context of the simulation :

You will work in an Emergency Department with access to all specialities and technical platforms. The patient has been found by the fire brigade at 84% SaO2 in ambient air.

Subject of the simulation :

Management for dyspnea of the patient with dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, hyperuricemia, hypertension, hypertension, AC/FA.

Debriefing :

Analysis of the course of the simulation and tools for optimal management.