Healthcare workers are at risk of infection during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusā2 pandemic. International guidance suggests direct droplet transmission is likely and airborne…
Speech droplets generated by asymptomatic carriers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are increasingly considered to be a likely mode of disease transmission.…
Although no studies have directly evaluated the biophysics of droplets and gas cloud formation for patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, several properties of the…
Toronto Sick Kids simulated various scenarios in which High flow nasal oxygenation appears to significantly increase aerosolisation of respiratory particles Link
Placing a clear drape over the patients head during intubation reduces aerosolisation. This is possible due to the use of video laryngoscopes Link
Our data consisted of 10 experimental conditions involving two viruses (SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1) in five environmental conditions (aerosols, plastic, stainless steel, copper, and cardboard). All…