The AED Trainer

The AED Trainer gives students a realistic AED workflow directly on the Display Monitor, synced across all devices in the session.

How to Enable

On the Controller, open Display Controls. Toggle AED Trainer to ON.

This does two things:

1. The AED Trainer panel appears on the Display Monitor.
2. The Shock Outcome dropdown appears on the Controller (below the Ectopy/Rhythm controls).

The Workflow on the Display Monitor

The AED Trainer panel walks students through the standard AED sequence:

1. STANDBY — the initial resting state
2. ATTACH PADS — prompt to place pads on the patient
3. ENERGY: 200 J — the default energy level is shown
4. ANALYZE — student presses Analyze; the AED "analyzes" the rhythm
5. SHOCK — student delivers the shock

Each step must be completed in sequence, mirroring real AED operation.

What Happens When Shock Is Delivered

The system applies the rhythm chosen in the Shock Outcome dropdown on the Controller. The instructor sets this before the scenario begins.

Options:

• No Effect (default) — rhythm is unchanged. Teaches students that shocks don't always convert.
• Normal Sinus — successful conversion
• Sinus Tachycardia — converts to sinus tach (post-resuscitation tachycardia scenario)
• V-Tach — shock triggers ventricular tachycardia
• V-Fib — shock triggers ventricular fibrillation
• Asystole — shock results in asystole ("what do you do now?")

The instructor stages the outcome ahead of time. Students experience the result of the shock and must respond clinically. This is ideal for realistic ACLS and cardiac arrest scenario teaching.

Sync Across All Devices

AED Trainer state is fully synced. If one student presses ANALYZE on their Viewer device, every screen in the session updates to reflect that state simultaneously. This makes team scenarios work — the whole group is looking at the same patient state.

Reset AED Button (Controller)

The Reset AED button on the Controller returns the AED Trainer to STANDBY without changing any vitals. Use it to reset between cardiac arrest scenarios in the same session.

Tips

• Stage the Shock Outcome before students reach the SHOCK step — they shouldn't see you changing it mid-scenario.
• Use No Effect to teach that pulseless rhythms don't always respond to shocks, and then prompt students: "The shock didn't convert — what's your next intervention?"
• Use the Asystole outcome to pivot into a post-shock asystole management scenario without creating a new session.