Table 1.

Approximate costings for each station per session

Station 1: Knee aspirationFluid: £5; part task trainer pad: £25
Station 1: Abdominal paracentesisPart task trainer pad: £15; Bonanno catheter: £30
Station 2: Chest drain insertionPart task trainer pad: £38; Seldinger chest drain kit: £40
Station 3: DC cardioversionPads: £50; defibrillator (from Sim suite)
Station 4: CVC insertionCVC catheter: £150
  • DC = direct current; CVC = central venous catheter.