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Table 4 COVID-19 assessment at six months

From: Applying the WHO-ICRC BEC course to train emergency and inpatient healthcare workers in Sierra Leone early in the COVID-19 outbreak

 

Participants

(n = 20)

 Provided direct clinical care for patients with confirmed COVID-19 n (%)

8 (40%)

 Provided direct clinical care for patients with suspected COVID-19 n (%)

18 (90%)

Participants reporting “strongly agree”

 Have sufficient experience to manage patients with COVID-19 n (%)

9 (45%)

 This course has improved ability to manage patients with COVID-19 n (%)

10 (50%)

Participants reporting “very comfortable”

 Caring for patients with COVID-19 n (%)

10 (50%)

 Performing an initial assessment of patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 n (%)

11 (55%)

 Recognizing signs of severe COVID-19 n (%)

12 (60%)

 Assessing respiratory status of patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 n (%)

11 (55%)

 Administering oxygen to patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 n (%)

10 (50%)

 Assessing patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 for signs of shock n (%)

8 (40%)