Chest Tube Simulator
Chest drainage system trainer
$49.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Explore the redesigned 3D chest-drain simulator with upgraded patient anatomy, tubing connections, tidaling, bubbling controls, and lesson visuals.
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.
Meet the redesigned 3D chest-drain simulator.
• Explore a more detailed drainage unit, wall suction regulator, patient anatomy, and connected tubing.
• Adjust tidaling and graded intermittent or continuous bubbling while keeping the selected scenario in view.
• Learn with updated chest-tube disconnection images and cleaner lesson cards.
• iPhone now stays in portrait for a consistent simulation layout.
For simulation and education only—not for clinical practice.
The developer, Vaughn NextGen Education LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Vaughn NextGen Education LLC
- Size
- 39.2 MB
- Category
- Medical
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Frequent
Medical Treatment information
- Copyright
- © 2026 Vaughn NextGen Education LLC

