CTE Healthcare Escape Room Activity (continued)
How the Puzzle Works:
• Each group receives a patient case card with a description like:
"The patient presents with yellowing of the skin and pain in the upper right quadrant after eating fatty meals."
• Students deduce this likely points to the liver or gallbladder.
• Only the correct organ (e.g., gallbladder) contains the alphanumeric code, such as L9F3.
• Other organs may contain decoy codes or nothing at all.
Sample Symptom Clue Cards
How They "Escape":
• Once students retrieve the correct code tag from the correct organ, they use that code to open the next puzzle, envelope,
or digital gate.
• Optional: include decoy tags in other organs to make the search more engaging (but not frustrating).
Teacher Notes:
• For increased engagement, place the model on a tray with gloves and "surgical tools" to simulate an operating
or diagnostic scenario.
• Emphasize that this is about anatomical reasoning, not diagnosis.
• You can rotate the clue cards across different class periods to vary the challenge.
Station 7: Crack the Chest Code
Tools Used:
• CPR chest compression model (manikin)
• Optional: Stopwatch or CPR feedback app (if available)
• Pre-written "emergency card" with compression requirements
• Hidden code embedded in the manikin or nearby, revealed through successful
task completion
Learning Focus:
• Practicing effective CPR chest compression technique
• Understanding compression rate and depth
• Hands-on teamwork under pressure
• Translating motor skills into problem-solving
Symptom Summary Correct Organ Code
"Sharp chest pain when breathing deeply" Lungs A7Q2
"Excessive urination and high blood sugar" Pancreas D3K5
"Yellow skin, RUQ pain, nausea after fatty foods" Gallbladder
L9F3
"Coughing up blood, shortness of breath" Lungs A7Q2
"Burning sensation after meals, epigastric pain" Stomach T6E8
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