Run realistic bedside monitor scenarios with a phone and a tablet, not a manikin
The Patient Simulator turns a phone into a training monitor's controller and a tablet into the bedside display, paired over the internet in seconds. No manikin budget, no software license, no app store.
The trainee's monitor on the left, the instructor's phone on the right, running live.
See it in a minute
Pairing a phone and a tablet, switching on vital signs and changing the rhythm, start to finish.
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Works over the internet, not just local Wi-Fi
A six-digit code pairs the two devices through the cloud, not local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The instructor doesn't need to be in the same room, building, or even country as the trainee.
Five live waveforms, twenty-two rhythms
ECG, plethysmograph, arterial line, respiration and capnography all run in real time, with twenty-two rhythms to choose from, from a clean sinus rhythm to Wenckebach, VF, asystole and PEA.
The monitor never gives away the diagnosis
Just like a real bedside monitor, the display never names the rhythm on screen. The trainee has to read the waveform, not the label, which is the whole point of the exercise.
Built for how simulation actually happens
Most scenario training doesn't happen in a purpose-built sim lab with a six-figure manikin. It happens in a spare classroom, a break room, or over a video call with a student who's stuck at home. The Patient Simulator is built for that reality: open the link on the tablet, then on the phone, type in the code, and the scenario is live.
It's already been used in hundreds of real training exercises. If you don't have a dedicated sim lab, here's exactly how to run a scenario like this with nothing but a phone, a tablet and a spare room.
Every vital sign is switched on individually, so nothing shows on the trainee's screen until the instructor turns it on. Read how each parameter actually behaves on the ECG, arterial line, and capnography pages, or see exactly how the Patient Simulator stacks up against other monitor simulators on the comparison page.
Trauma scenarios can use eFAST ultrasound as well. The instructor picks a normal or a pathological view on the phone, from Morison's pouch to a pneumothorax in M-mode, and the loop fills the trainee's monitor until it is taken away. The patient is paused in the meantime, so when the monitor comes back everything picks up exactly where it stopped. The loops were recorded by a physician.
The monitor can also beep with every heartbeat. The pitch drops as the saturation falls, the way a real pulse oximeter does, and a tap on the ECG trace turns it on or off. For slow changes there is a trend timer: set the blood pressure to fall from 120 to 80 over ten minutes and the monitor gets there gradually by itself. One phone can run up to three monitors at once, each with its own patient, which helps when several beds are part of the same scenario.
Want help setting up your own exercise? Get in touch and tell us what you want to practise.
Frequently asked questions
What do I need to run a scenario?
A phone for the instructor and a tablet to act as the bedside monitor, both with a web browser and an internet connection. There is nothing to install and no account to create. If you have no tablet, a second phone works as the monitor too, it is just smaller to read.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no account, no trial period and no payment card. Everything the app does today is free to use.
Do the two devices have to be on the same Wi-Fi?
No. The monitor shows a six-digit code and the controller connects to it over the internet, so the devices can be on different networks, on mobile data, or in different buildings.
Which vital signs and rhythms are simulated?
Five live waveforms (ECG, SpO2 plethysmograph, arterial line, respiration and EtCO2) plus non-invasive blood pressure readings. There are 22 ECG rhythms, from sinus rhythm through AV blocks and pacing to VT, VF, asystole and PEA.
Can a change happen slowly, over several minutes?
Yes. The Instant button above “Send to monitor” sets how long the change should take, from instant up to 30 minutes. Set the pressure to 80 and the heart rate to 120, pick 10 minutes and tap “Send to monitor”, and the monitor gets there gradually while you put the phone down.
Which languages is it available in?
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Norwegian. EtCO2 is shown in mmHg in the first six and in kPa in the Nordic languages, as on monitors in those countries.
Can it be used to monitor real patients?
No. It is a training tool that shows values an instructor chooses. It is not a medical device and does not measure anything.
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