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Calls for mandatory PPE testing as three Victorian doctors sent to ICU with coronavirus – 7NEWS.com.au
A group of Victorian doctors tested their PPE and found that one-third of the masks failed on the first attempt.
Victorian anaesthetists are calling on the state government to enforce fit testing for personal protective equipment, citing concerns that not enough is being done to protect health workers from coronavirus.
Three doctors are reportedly among those in intensive care as the state struggles to contain the virus.
And as hospitalisations grow in the state, the level of infection risk and the effectiveness of PPE is worrying many.
Anaesthetists are commonly called on to intubate patients needing h…
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