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Conducting a conventional multi-casualty incident in COVID-19 personal protective equipment - a semi-structured interview.

James RaittBen WattsJaspreet RayetMark HodkinsonDavid Zideman
Published in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2021)
We conducted a semi structured telephone interview with the critical care clinicians who were involved in the incident. The interviews focused specifically on the challenges of responding whilst wearing COVID-19 PPE, rather than the wider challenges of responding to such an incident. The key learning points identified were: Improving the identifiability of clinicians in level 3 PPE wearing identification tabards using visible labelling on PPE suits Improving communication by radio using a belt to carry the radio using an earpiece and push to talk system. Training in conducting multi casualty incidents in level 3 PPE.
Keyphrases
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