Ebola virus disease simulation case series patient with ebola virus disease in the prodromal phase of illness (scenario 1), the "wet" gastrointestinal phase of illness (scenario 2), and the late, critically ill phase of disease (scenario 3)

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 106-116

  Delaney, Heather M ^a,b   Lucero, Pedro F ^a,b   Maves, Ryan C ^a,c   Lawler, James V ^a,d   Maddry, Joseph K ^b   Biever, Kimberlie A ^b   Womble, Shannon G ^b   Coffman, Robert V ^b   Murray, Clinton K ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis team training; Disaster preparedness; Ebola virus disease; Highly infectious diseases; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIMULATION TRAINING; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIMULATION TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84964088521     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000115     Document Type: Article

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