Chest Tube Simulator

Chest Tube Simulator is a hands-on educational simulation for licensed nurses, nursing and medical students, respiratory therapy learners, and clinical educators. Learners should use it under instructor supervision and follow facility policy and provider orders.

Instead of memorizing diagrams, you work with a realistic, fully animated chest drain and watch every chamber respond as you change the patient's condition. See the water seal tidal with breathing, watch an air leak bubble, set the suction, and learn to read the device the way you will at the bedside.

WHAT'S INSIDE

Guided Lessons
Step-by-step walkthroughs of the drainage system — the anatomy of each chamber, setup, reading the water seal, setting suction safely, recognizing danger, and troubleshooting for transport. The device animates through each teaching step so the concepts click.

Interactive Simulator
A free-play sandbox. Choose a scenario — pneumothorax, hemothorax, pleural effusion, clamped tube, overfill, and more — then adjust drainage, tidaling, and intermittent or continuous bubbling and watch the unit react in real time.

Pressure Lab
See the physiology behind the device. Follow modeled intrapleural and alveolar pressures through the breathing cycle across conditions like pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, effusion, and hemothorax. Use simulated controls to visualize how modeled chest drainage and suction affect pleural pressures and lung expansion.

Managing Complications
Simulation-based lessons showing how licensed clinicians recognize and respond to common drainage-system problems, with reminders to follow facility policy, provider orders, and the exact device's manufacturer instructions.

Challenge Yourself
"What's wrong with this drain?" quizzes with a live timer, streaks, instant explanations, and a results screen — a fast way to check your understanding.

Progress
Tracks lessons completed and quiz performance so you can see what to review.

DESIGNED FOR LEARNING
• Works on iPhone and iPad
• Clear, realistic device animation
• No account, no ads, and no data collection

IMPORTANT
This app is for education and training only. It is a simulation and is NOT a medical device. Simulated values and behaviors may differ from real patients and real equipment. Never use this app to monitor, diagnose, treat, or guide patient care. Always follow clinical judgment, your facility's policies, the provider's orders, and the exact device's manufacturer instructions.