COVID-19 aerosol box as protection from droplet and aerosol contaminations in healthcare workers performing airway intubation: a randomised cross-over simulation study

• Main Authors: Muhaimin, Noor Azhar, Aida, Bustam, Khadijah, Poh, Ahmad Zulkarnain, Ahmad Zahedi, Mohd Zahir Amin, Mohd Nazri, Mohammad Aizuddin Azizah, Ariffin, Mohd Hafyzuddin, Md Yusuf, Aliyah, Zambri, Chong, Johnathan Y O, Anhar, Kamarudin, Ang, Bin Ting, Affan, Iskandar, Chew, Keng Sheng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32944/1/Keng%20Sheng.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32944/; https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/19/emermed-2020-210514.info

Background Concerns over high transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 have led to innovation and usage of an aerosol box to protect healthcare workers during airway intubation in patients with COVID-19. Its efficacy as a barrier protection in addition to the use of a standard personal protective equipment (...