Use of simulation to gauge preparedness for ebola at a free-standing children's hospital

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 94-99

  Biddell, Elizabeth A ^a   Vandersall, Brian L ^b   Bailes, Stephanie A ^b   Estephan, Stephanie A ^b   Ferrara, Lori A ^b   Nagy, Kristine M ^b   O'Connell, Joyce L ^b   Patterson, Mary D ^a,b  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^b AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster preparedness; Ebola; Emergency preparedness; Latent safety threats; Personal protective equipment training; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MANIKIN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIMULATION TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSMISSION;

CRITICAL CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MANIKINS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SIMULATION TRAINING; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 84964034578     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000134     Document Type: Article

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