Can you escape from the deadly pathogen?
Bring infection prevention to life with the Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center’s digital escape room! This interactive experience lets you guide your clinical team through thrilling challenges to stop Candida auris and other multidrug-resistant organisms in their tracks. From PPE to cleaning protocols, your team will solve puzzles and learn crucial infection control skills—while having a blast. Download your escape room kit now, and together we can make a real difference!
Your Critical Objectives Are:
- Correctly putting on and taking off PPE
- Reading isolation signage
- Educating patients on preventing transmission of pathogens
- Assessing environmental and equipment cleanliness and identifying appropriate EPA-registered disinfectants
- Recognizing high-touch and high-risk areas, including the splash zone
- Identifying opportunities for hand hygiene based on the World Health Organization’s My 5 Moments
Includes FAQs, a list of supplies needed, and a link to our How to Setup Your Escape Room video for ideas on how to create your escape room.
This guide explains the flow of the escape room and how to set up the experience. It includes an answer key to all puzzles and a script for facilitators to follow.
Everything you need to escape, rinse, and repeat. You'll find master copies of all the posters and printed elements including a certificate of completion.
Who is This Escape Room For? Any clinical healthcare professional (i.e., nurses, nursing assistants, fellows, dialysis, etc.)
How Many Players? Recommended for groups of 4-6 depending on your setting.
How Much Time is Needed to Play the Game? The escape room is designed to be solved within 35-45 minutes. Additional time may be needed for discussions on the dangers of C. auris and the importance of preventative measures.
Who Should Set Up and Run the Escape Room? We suggest an infection preventionist or other healthcare professional familiar with infection prevention and control best practices. We recommend the facilitator study the game prior to starting and know the needed clues and rules. Facilitators will need to be available during play in order to moderate and provide hints to puzzles.
How Much Time is Needed to Set Up? Some assembly is required! While we provide the posters and puzzles, you'll need to create the locked bags and gather a few supplies. But don’t worry—our facilitator guide makes it easy with step-by-step instructions and a helpful link to our "How to Set Up Your Escape Room" video for ideas on setting up. Once everything is ready, plan for 20-30 minutes to prepare the room before players arrive and about the same time to reset it afterward.
Where Should I Set Up the Escape Room? You can stage this in a simulation/education room, empty patient room, break room, or even a conference room. We recommend making it as fun and real as possible and adding props like training dummies, disposable stethoscopes, IV pole and IV pump, etc.