Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to aerosol-generating medical procedures (AGMPs) in health care environments as a potential mode of transmission. Many organizations and institutions have published AGMP safety guidelines, and several mention the use of simulation in informing their recommendations; however, current methods used to simulate aerosol generation are heterogenous. Creation of a high-fidelity, easily producible aerosol-generating cough simulator would meet a high-priority educational need across all medical specialties. In this communication, we describe the design, construction, and user study of a novel cough simulator, which demonstrates the utility of simulation in raising AGMP safety awareness for providers of all roles, specialties, and training levels.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 816-818 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States) |
Volume | 165 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Dec 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- aerosol
- cough
- otolaryngology
- simulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology