Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID‐19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study – El‐Boghdadly – – Anaesthesia – Wiley Online Library

Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID‐19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study – El‐Boghdadly – – Anaesthesia – Wiley Online Library
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One of those papers that needs to be read.

Very clear discussion.

My take home impression is this is a really infectious little bugger and the standard PPE is not that effective. And these risks apply to the assistant as well as the person performing the intubation.

On a more societal/political level would be fascinating if this sort of incidence happened in other workplace hazardous exposures here would be royal commissions and demonstrations in he street.

Interesting times.