Novel Barrier Enclosure for Both Aerosol and Droplet Protection Model
Emergency physicians are on the front lines of treating patients with highly infectious respiratory diseases. Personal protective equipment is one defense against contamination from droplet and aerosol secretions. Intubation is a procedure that greatly can increase provider’s risk of exposure. Utili...
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| author | Chad E. Branecki Nicholas J. Jobeun Tyler J. Ronnfeldt Michael A. Ash Thomas E. Schulte Jason G. Langenfeld |
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| description | Emergency physicians are on the front lines of treating patients with highly infectious respiratory diseases. Personal protective equipment is one defense against contamination from droplet and aerosol secretions. Intubation is a procedure that greatly can increase provider’s risk of exposure. Utilization of an intubation box has been discussed and recommended on social media platforms. There has been scant literature demonstrating the effectiveness of such devices. This study aimed to determine degree of droplet contamination to the intubator utilizing a novel barrier enclosure with a fluorescent simulated respiratory contagion. This model confirmed both added protection to the providers preforming intubation, and reduction of spread of the droplets when such a device is applied to patient care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c27438a94e54afd9391847ab180bf502022-12-21T23:56:48ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine1936-90182020-07-0121410.5811/westjem.2020.6.47834wjem-21-790Novel Barrier Enclosure for Both Aerosol and Droplet Protection ModelChad E. Branecki0Nicholas J. Jobeun1Tyler J. Ronnfeldt2Michael A. Ash3Thomas E. Schulte4Jason G. Langenfeld5University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Omaha, NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Omaha, NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Omaha, NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Omaha, NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Omaha, NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Omaha, NebraskaEmergency physicians are on the front lines of treating patients with highly infectious respiratory diseases. Personal protective equipment is one defense against contamination from droplet and aerosol secretions. Intubation is a procedure that greatly can increase provider’s risk of exposure. Utilization of an intubation box has been discussed and recommended on social media platforms. There has been scant literature demonstrating the effectiveness of such devices. This study aimed to determine degree of droplet contamination to the intubator utilizing a novel barrier enclosure with a fluorescent simulated respiratory contagion. This model confirmed both added protection to the providers preforming intubation, and reduction of spread of the droplets when such a device is applied to patient care.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8db208ph |
| spellingShingle | Chad E. Branecki Nicholas J. Jobeun Tyler J. Ronnfeldt Michael A. Ash Thomas E. Schulte Jason G. Langenfeld Novel Barrier Enclosure for Both Aerosol and Droplet Protection Model Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| title | Novel Barrier Enclosure for Both Aerosol and Droplet Protection Model |
| title_full | Novel Barrier Enclosure for Both Aerosol and Droplet Protection Model |
| title_fullStr | Novel Barrier Enclosure for Both Aerosol and Droplet Protection Model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novel Barrier Enclosure for Both Aerosol and Droplet Protection Model |
| title_short | Novel Barrier Enclosure for Both Aerosol and Droplet Protection Model |
| title_sort | novel barrier enclosure for both aerosol and droplet protection model |
| url | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8db208ph |
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