Use of Simulation to Visualize Healthcare Worker Exposure to Aerosol in the Operating Room

Claire Frauenfelder; Andrew Hall; Bill Walsh; Alasdair Ross; Emma Broughton; Robert E Hynds; Reema Nandi; Christopher O'Callaghan; Colin R Butler

doi:10.1097/SIH.0000000000000581

Use of Simulation to Visualize Healthcare Worker Exposure to Aerosol in the Operating Room

Simul Healthc. 2022 Feb 1;17(1):66-67. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000581.

Authors

Claire Frauenfelder¹, Andrew Hall, Bill Walsh, Alasdair Ross, Emma Broughton, Robert E Hynds, Reema Nandi, Christopher O'Callaghan, Colin R Butler

Affiliation

¹ From the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (C.F., A.H., B.W., A.R., E.B., R.N., C.R.B.), London, UK; Division of Surgery (C.F.), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Clinical Simulation Centre Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (A.R., E.B.); UCL Cancer Institute (R.E.H.), University College London; Infection, Immunity & Inflammation (C.O.), UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health; and Developmental Biology and Cancer (C.R.B.), UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.

Abstract

Simulation resources offer an opportunity to highlight aerosol dispersion within the operating room environment. We demonstrate our methodology with a supporting video that can offer operating room teams support in their practical understanding of aerosol exposure and the importance of personal protective equipment.

MeSH terms

Aerosols
Health Personnel
Humans
Operating Rooms*
Personal Protective Equipment*

Substances

Aerosols

Abstract

MeSH terms

Substances

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