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  • The CHIME App
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  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Calculator
    • Introduction to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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    • How PPE Projections Are Calculated
    • Interpreting PPE Projections
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  1. How do I use it?

Decision Makers

How CHIME helps you estimate needs

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Last updated 5 years ago

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CHIME allows decision makers in hospitals to project the potential burden of inpatient hospitalizations and patients requiring intensive care/mechanical ventilation. This information can be utilized to plan for increased resource needs before your hospital system is overwhelmed (e.g. beds, beds, ventilators, , etc). It also can be used as a tool to estimate the benefits of social distancing in reducing these burdens on health systems, which can be communicated to public health officials or the public at large.

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