Vol 5, No 4 (2020)
Letter to the Editor
Published online: 2020-10-23
Paramedics’ safety during transportation of the patient under ongoing nebulization in the context of COVID-19 outbreak
Disaster Emerg Med J 2020;5(4):218-220.
Abstract
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Keywords: COVID-19SARS-CoV-2nebulization treatmentambulancenebulizersoccupational safety
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