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Plexiglass Alone Can’t Protect Against Aerosolized Virus – Mirage News

Especially in settings where personal protective equipment, or PPE, is in short supply, intubation — inserting a breathing tube down a patient’s throat —…

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Especially in settings where personal protective equipment, or PPE, is in short supply, intubation — inserting a breathing tube down a patient’s throat — poses a major risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure for doctors and nurses as viral particles are released into the air.
The IBU is designed to suck contaminated air out of the box with a vacuum and trap infectious particles in a filter before they seep into the room.
Simulating a COVID-19 patient, the researchers placed a mannequin inside the IBU as …

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