Paediatric ICU Local Infection Prevention & Control Risk Assessment Specific to Covid-19

8^th July 2020 – SBAR

Purpose

• The purpose of this SBAR is to suggest appropriate risk-assessed infection control measures for PICU relating to the current Covid-19 pandemic.
• The proposed solution is based on 3 streams:-
  1. Patient testing and screening
  2. Risk based Patient cohorting pathways specific to Paediatric Intensive Care
  3. Risk based use of PPE specific to Paediatric Intensive Care
• It is accepted that this SBAR will be subject to change based on changing Covid-19 epidemiology and population background levels of risk.