Inoculation of participant with SARS-Cov2
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Observations began before the virus was delivered and included:
Methods of informing staff on site (including those not directly
involved in the task) that inoculation would be occurring
Team briefing pre-inoculation
Collection and delivery of virus to participant’s room
Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Preparation of the participant for the procedure
Pre-procedure in-room checks
Inoculation process including use of SOPs and checklists
End-procedure exiting from the participant’s room (including doffing
PPE)
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In-room procedure: throat and nose swab
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Observations began before the COV-CHIM study team entered the
participant’s room and included:
Use of PPE
Collection of a sample from a throat and nose swab including use of
SOPs
End procedure exit from room (including doffing of PPE)
Recording and storing samples in freezer
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Transfer to hospital site for CT scan
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Observations of a simulated participant journey were made with a member
of the COV-CHIM study team acting as the participant and included:
An initial verbal run-through of the path taken to the CT scanner in
the OUHFT
Use of the same members of the team who would actually be involved in
transferring participants to the scanner
Timing the whole journey, numbers of people contacted en-route, any
environmental risk factors outside OxCRF
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