Scenario: Case designed during the January 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in order to assess and improve team preparedness for safely and effectively caring for a critically ill coronavirus patient from triage through to intubation and disposition in a community hospital. The scenario focusses on system processes more than individual skills. This case was adapted from one published on https://emsimcases.com/2020/02/18/suspected-covid-19/”>EM Sim Cases by Dr. Alia Dharamsi, Dr. SooJin Yi, and Dr. Kate Hayman from the University of Toronto.
Guide: A brief guide to planning your own in-situ simulation for COVID preparedness based on lessons learned at the Kelowna General Hospital.

Goals & Objectives

Learning Objectives:

Goal: Practice personal and team safety while assessing and providing care to a patient with a potentially airborne respiratory illness requiring full personal protective equipment.
Objectives:
1.    Effective team communication from triage to intubation to disposition of a high-risk coronavirus patient
2.    Mitigating exposure of HCPs, patients, by appropriately isolating high risk patients in negative pressure room
3.    Mitigating personal risk by utilizing the appropriate donning/doffing of PPE
4.    Conducting effective high acuity clinical care (i.e. intubation) in space and personnel limited negative pressure room effectively

Details

Simulation Modality:

Manikin-based

Equipment:

Adult manikin

Evalution/Validation:

This scenario was adapted as described above. It has been implemented several times in real-world use.

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Citation:

Baylis J, Slinn J. COVID-19 Scenario & Guide for Hospital Preparedness. Simulation resource published by Simulation Canada; 2020. Available from https://simulationcanada.ca/scenario/covid-19-scenario-guide-for-hospital-preparedness/.

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