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In situ simulation as a quality improvement tool to identify and mitigate latent safety threats for emergency department SARS-CoV-2 airway management: a multi-institutional initiative.
Yang CJ, Saggar V, Seneviratne N, et al. In situ simulation as a quality improvement tool to identify and mitigate latent safety threats for emergency department SARS-CoV-2 airway management: a multi-institutional initiative. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(6-7):297-305. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.02.005.
Simulation training is commonly used by hospitals to identify threats to safety and improve patient care. This article describes the development and implementation of an in situ simulation to improve acute airway management during the COVID-19 pandemic across five emergency departments. The simulation protocol helped identify latent safety threats involving equipment, infection control, and communication. The simulation process also helped staff identify interventions to reduce latent safety threats, including improved accessibility of airway management equipment, a designated infection control cart, and role identification cards to improve team function.
