Open Access<p>COVID-19 Emergency Department Protocols: Experience of Protocol Implementation Through in-situ Simulation</p>
Author(s) -
Anmol Purna Shrestha,
Abha Shrestha,
Taylor Sonnenberg,
Ranjana Shrestha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s266702
Subject(s) - debriefing , triage , checklist , medicine , preparedness , protocol (science) , likert scale , medical emergency , intubation , emergency department , emergency medicine , mass casualty incident , covid-19 , patient safety , nursing , psychology , medical education , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , health care , surgery , alternative medicine , law , cognitive psychology , pathology , developmental psychology , political science , economic growth , economics , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
During the outbreak of Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), the preparedness of emergency departments (EDs) for triaging of the patients and safety of staff is of utmost importance. The aim of our study was to develop and implement COVID-19 ED triage and protected intubation protocols for COVID-19 patients with in-situ simulation (ISS) training. The latent safety threats (LST) detection also served as a platform to test new system amendments and refine the protocols and workflows with infection control issues. We also explored the effectiveness of this approach based on Kirkpatrick's model of evaluating training outcomes.