To better understand operational issues related to infection control, researchers at the University of China in Hong Kong designed and implemented a high-fidelity clinical simulation of intensive care admission and intubation of a patient with suspected or known COVID-19. The simulation was conducted in a fully appointed airborne infection isolation room with an anteroom, interlocking doors, and a specified clean area for donning and doffing personal protective equipment. Workflow and processes were critically observed by simulation managers and progressively modified and tested over two days to eliminate or minimize observed safety threats. The authors wrote this simulation provides “a potentially useful tool to rehearse the safe care of patients in anticipation of treating an emerging infectious disease such as COVID-19.” (British Journal of Anaesthesia article, in press)
