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Covid-19 intubation may be less risky than feared: study – Yahoo News Australia
Procedures like inserting or removing breathing tubes, which were thought to pose a serious danger of Covid-19 transmission to health workers, produce less aero…
Procedures like inserting or removing breathing tubes, which were thought to pose a serious danger of Covid-19 transmission to health workers, produce less aerosols than a normal cough, according to new research published Tuesday.
A particular concern for doctors and nurses during the pandemic has been that intubation — when a tube is placed in the patient’s airway to help them breathe — could create a fine mist of viral particles and create an infection danger for hospital staff.
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