Developing and Testing a Protocol for Managing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: In Situ Simulation Study.

Background: Resuscitating patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 imposes unique challenges to organizations and code blue teams. Studies that applied the American Heart Association (AHA) COVID-19-related Interim Resuscitation Guideline and similar European guidelines are scarce.

Objective: This study aimed to develop and test a cardiopulmonary resuscitation protocol based on the AHA COVID-19-related Interim Resuscitation Guideline.