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Paramedics’ safety during transportation of the patient under ongoing nebulization in the context of COVID-19 outbreak
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Affiliations- Department of Medical Rescue, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Polish Society of Medical Simulation, Poland
- Center of Medical Simulation, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, nebulization treatment, ambulance, nebulizers, occupational safety
About this articleTitle
Paramedics’ safety during transportation of the patient under ongoing nebulization in the context of COVID-19 outbreak
Journal
Disaster and Emergency Medicine Journal
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editor
Pages
218-220
Published online
2020-10-23
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465
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622
DOI
Bibliographic record
Disaster Emerg Med J 2020;5(4):218-220.
Keywords
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
nebulization treatment
ambulance
nebulizers
occupational safety
Authors
Tomasz Klosiewicz
Piotr Ziemak
Radoslaw Zalewski
Norbert Tobola
Maciej Antoszczuk
Mateusz Puslecki
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