Nathaniel Hunt, Spencer Masiewicz, Logan Herbert, Benjamin Bassin, Christine Brent, Nathan L Haas, Mohamad Hakam Tiba, Jon Lillemoen, Mark J Lowell, Isabel Lott, Matthew Basinger, Graham Smith, Kevin R Ward
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has challenged the ability of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers to maintain personal safety during the treatment and transport of patients potentially infected. Increased rates of COVID-19 infection in EMS providers after patient care exposure, and notably after performing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs), have been reported. With an already strained workforce seeing rising call volumes and increased risk for AGP-requiring patient presentations, development of novel devices for the protection of EMS providers is of great importance...
June 2022: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine