Beating the spread developing a simulation analog for contagious body fluids

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 100-105

  Drew, Jonathan L ^a   Turner, Joseph ^a   Mugele, Joshua ^a   Hasty, Greg ^a   Duncan, Taylor ^a   Zaiser, Rebekah ^a   Cooper, Dylan ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ebola; Healthcare acquired infections; Healthcare associated infections; Infectious diseases; Personal protective equipment; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUID; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIMULATION TRAINING; UTILIZATION;

BODY FLUIDS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIMULATION TRAINING;

EID: 84964089871     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000157     Document Type: Article

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