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Adapted full-face snorkel masks as an alternative for COVID-19 personal protection during aerosol generating procedures in South Africa: A multi-centre, non-blinded in-situ simulation study

INTRODUCTION: SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in increased worldwide demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). With pressure from ongoing epidemic and endemic episodes, we assessed an adapted snorkel mask that provides full-face protection for healthcare workers (HCWs), particularly during aerosol-gen...

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Autores principales: Herselman, Ronel, Lalloo, Vidya, Ueckermann, Veronica, van Tonder, Daniel J., de Jager, Edwin, Spijkerman, Sandra, van der Merwe, Wanda, du Pisane, Marizane, Hattingh, Fanie, Stanton, David, Hofmeyr, Ross
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34540572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2021.08.002