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Table 4 Potential risks were outweighed by the advantages of utilizing simulation-based activities

From: Exploring health service preparation for the COVID-19 crisis utilizing simulation-based activities in a Norwegian hospital: a qualitative case study

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Barriers/concerns

The simulations in small rooms with 15–20 persons involved… I do not know who made those decisions … but we stopped unnecessary observers and interns….. So it was the current team remaining in the room. And we would have all been together the next day if it had been a real situation, no matter who took that balancing about benefit up against infection control risk and outcome I do not know. (ID-6)

Risk of infection

Potential risks were outweighed by the advantages of utilizing SBA

we actually thought about that and then eh… then it was said that well we have to take that risk because it is so important (to perform simulation-based activities) (ID-7)

… It is demanding and a big risk (to perform simulation-based activities) but gives an outcome that makes it worth it (ID-6)

..there was a real discussion right there… very challenging because there was a precarious lack of equipment right? So when we said yes to using infection coats for simulation eh… when you then knew that you then may not have infection coats for when I need it, was a trade-off we had to take (ID- 1)

Lack of PPE

We got new staff. But what I really was concerned about was the danger of infection. Here we suddenly got a bunch of people who did not know infection control who were to teach infection control to others, something they could not and I was very stressed for that reason. (ID-3)

Fear of wrong learning

  1. ID-number refers to different participants. SBA Simulation-based activities