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Aerosol Transmission via Medical Procedures
Examples of medical procedures that cause aerosol transmission:
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endotracheal intubation
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bronchoscopy
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open suctioning
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administration of nebulized treatment
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manual ventilation before intubation
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turning the patient to the prone position
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disconnecting the patient from the ventilator
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non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation
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tracheotomy
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Updated 2020-07-21
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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Biomedical Sciences