Simulation as a tool for assessing and evolving your current personal protective equipment: lessons learned during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

Author(s)
Lockhart, S. L., Naidu, J. J. and Duggan, L. V.
Pages
2pp
Date published
27 Mar 2020
Publisher
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
Type
Articles
Keywords
Comms, media & information, Epidemics & pandemics

To the Editor, We believe that protection of the well-being of healthcare providers while maintaining a workforce sufficient to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID19) are fundamental to pandemic planning. In this letter, we describe how our hospital used low-fidelity airway simulation to assess and evolve the personal protective equipment (PPE) used for airway management of patients with COVID-19.