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Health and social care staff, hospital patients, and care home residents made up a substantial proportion of covid-19 infections in England during the height of…
Microscopic respiratory droplets generated by talking and breathing can hover in the air for minutes or hours and drift many metres horizontally before infecting people,…
Letter to the Editor Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a high fatality rate in patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). COVID-19-related acute respiratory…
In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was detected in the city of Wuhan, China, which since then has expanded throughout the world and…
A letter published on 6 July by 239 scientists from 32 countries has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to reconsider that COVID-19 has the potential…
Extract: Critical care transport organizations are nimble, operationally focused institutions that can aid in managing crises. Ornge provides air ambulance and critical care transport services…
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a substantial impact on the incidence of cardiac arrest and survival. The challenge is to find the correct…
Levels of an antibody found in recovered COVID-19 patients fell sharply in 2-3 months after infection for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, according to a…
A study from Bergen shows higher household secondary attack rate of Covid-19 than a Chinese study.
A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.
In early February 2020, Yang et al. reported an alarming high mortality rate in patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilatory support. Such…
The handheld ultrasound demonstrates clinical and economic value in combating COVID-19 based on interviews with frontline ultrasound physician and cardiologist as well as a national…
Lockdown measures may have averted 3.1 million deaths from covid-19 across 11 European countries, including 470 000 in the UK, a new modelling study indicates. However,…
High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) have been used to manage early acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) caused by COVID-19. As there is…
Frontline healthcare workers have faced huge challenge and psychological stress from the pandemic COVID-19 since December 2019. Most of Taiwan’s healthcare facility has reported “Zero”…
Despite worldwide efforts, the incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to increase. To address this ongoing public health emergency, most countries implemented strict social…
The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to grow exponentially in most countries, posing an unprecedented burden on the healthcare sector and the world…
Recently, the Surviving Sepsis Campaign COVID-19 guidelines and ATS suggest that a ventilatory strategy complying with the ARDSnet protocol should be applied to manage COVID-19…
Tracheostomy is a common procedure in critically ill patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. The use of tracheostomy can facilitate weaning from ventilation and potentially increase…
Recent cohort studies frequently reported low rate of fever in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, which was in sharp contrast with previous studies that reported…
Health care workers are exposed to high-risk environments when patients infected with COVID-19 require advanced airway management. The virus tends to be transmitted in the…
Important scientific questions have been raised about data reported in the paper by Mandeep Mehra et al—Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for…
There is a COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to describe the characteristics of patients transported by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) for confirmed or suspected…
Transmission of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within families and close contacts accounts for the majority of epidemic growth.
Recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) events have presented challenges to health care systems worldwide. Air medical movement of individuals with potential infectious disease poses unique challenges…
In late 2019, a novel coronavirus was identified as the cause of a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China. It subsequently spread throughout…
A study published in the Lancet May 22, shows increased mortality for patients that got these drugs, compared to the control group.
The COVID-19 crisis is an unprecedented event. It is therefore essential for dispatch centres to share their experiences while the crisis is underway, similar to…
Early identification of patients with novel corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who may develop critical illness is of great importance and may aid in delivering…
Two thirds of ventilated COVID-19 patients require vasopressor support. Recommended vasopressors include norepinephrine and vasopressin.
In the majority of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) patients, respiratory mechanics is different from the “normal” acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patient. Plateau pressures…
Chew et al investigated the association between psychological outcomes and physical symptoms among healthcare workers. Published in Brain, Behaviour and Immunity.
The Bergamo province, which is extensively affected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic, is a natural observatory of virus manifestations in…
The current COVID-19 pandemic highlights the challenges air ambulance services are facing when transporting highly infectious patients for several hours in enclosed spaces. This overview…
Traditional infection-control and public health strategies rely heavily on early detection of disease to contain spread, Monica Gandhi et al writes in New England Journal…
Lung ultrasound is an important tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of pneumonia in neonates, children, and adults. Click link below to read the full…
The current international coronavirus disease 19 health crisis underlines the importance of adequate and suitable personal protective equipment for clinical staff during acute airway management.…
Some COVID-19 patients deteriorate rapidly and seemingly without warning. This is also true for relatively young patients who were previously healthy or who had only minor…
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COVID-19 contagion and contamination through hands of trauma patients: what risks and what precautions? To read the full article in The Journal of Hospital Infection,…
COVID-19-outbreak-early-cardiac-implications-and-mitigating-strategiesDownload The paper discusses the implications of COVID-19 on cardiology practice as well as the strategies for mitigating risks and ensuring continued delivery of services.…
A Chinese study published in JAMA shows that a considerable portion of the participants are reporting symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia and distress related to…
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The article presents basic information about etiology, pathogenesis and diagnostics (with particular emphasis on the importance of tomocomputer imaging), clinical picture, treatment and prevention of…
Aerosol and fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is plausible. Read article.
ECMO can be initiated in specialist centres, or patients can receive ECMO during transportation from a centre that is not specialised for this procedure to…
The article presents basic information about etiology, pathogenesis and diagnostics (with particular emphasis on the importance of tomocomputer imaging), clinical picture, treatment and prevention of…
COVID 19-specific guidelines for emergency procedures for patients with confirmed or suspected 2019-nCoV may effectively prevent cross-infection in the operating room. Read article.
Aerosol and fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is plausible. Read article.
The report describe a single hospital’s experience in STEMI care after instituting emergency infection protocols in a handful of patients. Impact-of-COVID-19-on-ST-Segment–Elevation. Read article
Given the continued global spread of COVID-19, we expect that more hospitals will need to deal with this disease. Haphazard transport of infected cases leading…
