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Airway Management
Abstract
As part of a collaboration between a nurse anesthesia programs in the US and Ghana, a project was initiated to construct and use a low-cost simulated trachea to instruct Ghanaian nurse anesthesia students to perform an emergent cricothyrotomy. Student reported satisfaction with the experience and confidence around learning the skill.
Sigma Membership
Unknown
Lead Author Affiliation
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Low Cost, Nurse Anesthesia, Simulation
Recommended Citation
Morgan, Brett T.; Muckler, Virginia C.; and Kampo, Sylvanus, "A low-cost method for simulating a cricothyrotomy procedure in a Ghanaian nurse anesthesia program" (2018). INRC (Congress). 298.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2018/presentations_2018/298
Conference Name
29th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Melbourne, Australia
Conference Year
2018
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A low-cost method for simulating a cricothyrotomy procedure in a Ghanaian nurse anesthesia program
Melbourne, Australia
As part of a collaboration between a nurse anesthesia programs in the US and Ghana, a project was initiated to construct and use a low-cost simulated trachea to instruct Ghanaian nurse anesthesia students to perform an emergent cricothyrotomy. Student reported satisfaction with the experience and confidence around learning the skill.