Airway management training program for nurses via online course in COVID-19 preparedness

Table 1 Level of confidence in various roles amongst study participants (scores 1 to 5, with 1 meaning strongly disagree and 5 meaning strongly agree)

S. No.	Role/procedure	Percentage of participants with a score ≥ 4	Percentage of participants with a score of 3	Percentage of participants with a score ≤ 2
A Pre-training assessment
1	Airway assistant	35	31	34
2	Drug assistant	41	45	14
3	Laryngoscopy	9	15	76
4	SGA insertion	14	28	58
5	Familiarity with airway management plan	29	24	47
B Post-training assessment
1	Airway assistant	63.3	21.6	15.1
2	Drug assistant	74.3	23	2.7
3	Laryngoscopy	58	13	29
4	SGA insertion	78	19	3
5	Familiarity with airway management plan	79	14	7

SGA: Supraglottic airway devices.

Table 2 Reasons for fear regarding management of coronavirus disease 2019 patients

S. No.	Reason for fear	Percentage of participants
1	Breach in PPE	49
2	High aerosol generation	34
3	Lack of airway experience	38
4	Cross-infection	57
5	Difficult airway situation	23
6	No fear	18

PPE: Personnel protective equipment.