CTE Healthcare Escape Room Activity
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This engaging classroom experience immerses students in realistic
healthcare scenarios as they solve puzzles and challenges.
Students won't just learn, they'll feel like real healthcare heroes!
Each station promotes critical thinking, teamwork, and hands-on
learning, all of which are aligned with healthcare education stan-
dards.
CTE Healthcare Escape Room Activity: Station Guide
Here are 8 fun and flexible station ideas, each one is designed
to be easy to mix, match, or swap out depending on your
classroom needs!
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Station Design Features
Each station includes:
• Tools & materials used
• Learning focus
• A short scenario
• Student instructions
• How to escape
• Teacher notes
Suggestions/Tips:
• Make this a competition between groups. See who can complete the stations the fastest. Winners receive a prize of
your choice!
• You can purchase lock boxes online and set the codes to align with activities. Alternatively, have students bring their code to
you, and if it is correct, you can then give them the next activity.
• In most of these stations, we encourage students to take readings on themselves for context first. Consider whether this earns
them extra credit points or if it's required to submit with the code.
CAUTION: Some stations involve physical simulation (e.g., breathing). Students should only participate if comfortable and stop
immediately if they feel unwell.
Station Title Tool(s) Used Challenge Type Skills Targeted
Vital Signs Vault Thermometer, Pulse Oximeter Data Interpretation Identify normal vs. abnormal vitals and compute patient status.
Microscopic Message Microscope & prepared slides Diagnostic Reasoning Use a microscope to reveal the abnormality.
Under Pressure Blood Pressure Cuff, Stethoscope Hands-On Correctly take and interpret a BP reading from a peer or dummy.
Reflex Reaction Backyard Brains Human SpikerBox Scenario-Based Identify involuntary vs. voluntary reflexes using a live demo.
Breath of Clarity Respiration Belt Data Analysis Count the respiratory rate and match it to the patient's chart.
Body of Clues Anatomy Torso Model Spatial/Knowledge Match symptoms to organs and retrieve
clues from model compartments.
Crack the Chest Code
CPR Model Physical Task Perform proper chest compressions to reveal
a clue or unlock the next station.
Silent Diagnosis
Stethoscope, timer Data Analysis Identify implausible or tampered chart entries.
Diagnostic Fluids Challenge Artificial urine and blood kits Lab Testing Analyze fluid samples to determine blood type or urine
condition and sequence results to unlock the code.
