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Aerosol Transmission via Medical Procedures

Examples of medical procedures that cause aerosol transmission:

  • endotracheal intubation

  • bronchoscopy

  • open suctioning

  • administration of nebulized treatment

  • manual ventilation before intubation

  • turning the patient to the prone position

  • disconnecting the patient from the ventilator

  • non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation

  • tracheotomy

  • cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Updated 2020-07-21

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