Preparing For Covid-19 Tracheostomy Care In A Pandemic Field Hospital Setting: Use Of 'In Situ' Simulation Recordings

The COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has led to the establishment of a large number of field hospitals created to facilitate emergency intensive care facilities outside the routine hospital setting notably created in the USA, India and China. The Nightingale Hospital arose within a conference centre in London with an initial capacity of 500 ventilated beds and potentially 4000 patients in total based on initial forecasts.\n\nAs part of the Nightingale Hospital, we faced the challenge of overseeing potential management of ventilated tracheostomy patients within this unique field hospital setting. Given the potential morbidity associated with tracheostomy care and specific care needs, a key …