Doctors are dying. The combination of a novel virus, no treatment, and inadequate supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) is putting frontline health workers at…
Cases of COVID-19 have been reported in over 200 countries. Thousands of health workers have been infected and outbreaks have occurred in hospitals, aged care…
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…
The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) acknowledges that there is significant and justified concern from anaesthetists, pain medicine specialists and indeed all…
Comprehensive selection of guidelines from UK faculty of intensive care medicine, Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists, and Intensive Care Society Link
*Awaiting confirmation*
5400 medical staff infected in Spain (15% of total infections), lack of PPE blamed Link
From Casey hospital. Includes the addition of a bio suit under the gown for added protection. Some argue this increases complexity and risk of contamination…
The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has conducted a pilot study and found a reprocessing method that leads to an…
Adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) AAEM supports the right of all physicians, nurses, physician assistants and first responders providing direct care to patients potentially infected…
This demonstrates how to *potentially* make a face mask with respiratory protection equivalent to an N95 mask. It uses an anaesthesia mask and HME filter.…
CDC recommendations & risks extended use and reuse Link
Guidelines for Emergency Departments from Dr Anand Senthi, Emergency Physician, Western Australia Link
This high quality 20min video outlines the steps for correct PPE donning/doffing, and intubation of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID19. Link