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Plastic bags as personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Between the devil and the deep blue sea

from The Journal of Emergency Medicine

Plastic bags as personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Between the devil and the deep blue sea The Journal of Emergency Medicine The COVID-19 pandemic has placed healthcare systems worldwide under strain unprecedented in recent times. Personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages in many countries have led to increasing reports on mainstream and social media (including the widely publicized #GetMePPE movement on Twitter) of improvised methods featuring household items. One such setup featured the use of a transparent plastic bag placed around heads of practitioners with an airtight seal around the neck to protect against aerosolized droplets during endotracheal intubation, in lieu of goggles and an N95 respirator. READ MORE

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