A Novel Cough Simulation Device for Education of Risk Mitigation Techniques During Aerosol-Generating Medical Procedures. (December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gomez, Ernest D.; Ceremsak, John J.; Leibowitz, Akiva; Jalisi, Scharukh
• Is Part Of: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery. Volume 165:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 816
• Page End: 818
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Subjects: otolaryngology -- simulation -- cough -- aerosol; Head -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neck -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Otolaryngology -- Periodicals; 617.51
• DOI: 10.1177/01945998211000382
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0194-5998

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.