Ensure your AAQ BTEC National Health & Social Care students master the complexity of Stroke with this powerful interactive case investigation.

Directly aligned with Unit 2 (C1.2), this sim takes students through the critical case of patient Marcus Johnson, exploring the difference between ischaemic (clot) and haemorrhagic (bleed) stroke and the dual risk mechanism of hypertension.

System Failure: Investigating Stroke

About this simulation

Throughout this case investigation, students build their knowledge of the causes, primary and secondary effects, and the body systems affected in stroke.

Through hands-on activities, students will sequence the rapid pathway of permanent brain damage and trace how this neurological injury leads to secondary effects, such as muscle weakness (musculoskeletal link) and aspiration pneumonia (respiratory link). This is the ideal resource for securing high marks in AO3 Application and AO4 Making Connections.

The downloadable Teacher Guide provides more information and mapping to the specification.