Ep.22 - COVID-19 - Disease Transmission
03/22/20 • 13 min
The CDC recommendation for homemade masks has lit a firestorm among health care providers. In this episode, we give our take on the recommendation. We also break down some interesting data on disease transmission.
AS ALWAYS, READ THE PAPERS AND COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSION.
References
CDC. Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/face-masks.html
Doremalen, N et al. NJEM. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
Ong et al. JAMA. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762692
Pyankov. Journal of Aerosol Science. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021850217302239?via=ihub
The CDC recommendation for homemade masks has lit a firestorm among health care providers. In this episode, we give our take on the recommendation. We also break down some interesting data on disease transmission.
AS ALWAYS, READ THE PAPERS AND COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSION.
References
CDC. Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/face-masks.html
Doremalen, N et al. NJEM. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
Ong et al. JAMA. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762692
Pyankov. Journal of Aerosol Science. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021850217302239?via=ihub
Previous Episode
Ep.21 - COVID-19 - Experiences from the Front Line with Sara, ICU RN
Sara, ICU RN is on the show to share her firsthand experience battling severe COVID-19. She shares what she has learned, tips to get you prepared, and touches on the human side of caring for the sick COVID-19 patients.
Resources
ARDSnet - http://www.ardsnet.org/
University Washington Medicine - https://covid-19.uwmedicine.org/Pages/default.aspx
Nicole Kupchik, CNS - https://www.instagram.com/nicolekupchik/?hl=en
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Ep. 23 - The EPICC-COVID19 Project
We are proud to be project managers for (as far as we know) the only international, free, open source nursing course with the sole intention in fighting COVID-19.
Authors from Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand and Australia have volunteered to help support nurses caring for patients with COVID-19.
We recorded a podcast this week to give you more background if you'd like to hear.
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