Novel, Inexpensive Portable Respiratory Protection Unit (PRPU) for Healthcare Workers
description: Introduction: Given concern for increased aerosolization during intubation of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, we sought to create a portable, inexpensive, and easily constructed device to help protect healthcare workers. Methods: A respiratory protection unit can be constructed in approximately 30 minutes and for less than 50 United States dollars in materials, using polyvinylchloride pipe and automobile collision wrap. Conclusion: This device provides possible increased protection during video laryngoscopy and can easily be replicated.
creator: Christopher S. Sampson, Adam Beckett
source: Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
publisher: eScholarship Publishing, University of California
date: 2020
identifier: DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.4.47443
coverage: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid