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Challenges of SARS-CoV-2 and conflicting PPE guidelines

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COVID-19
 Pandemics
 Safety
 Guidelines as Topic
 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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Journal of Paramedic Practice
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Publications - North West Ambulance Service
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/940
DOI
10.12968/jpar.2020.12.11.436
Abstract
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE) has become a contentious issue in healthcare settings, no more so than in the prehospital environment. The current severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 virus (SARS-CoV-2) has pathogenic and transmission similarities to previous coronaviruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV) and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV). There are differences in global and domestic PPE guidelines concerning SARS-CoV-2. Abstract published with permission.
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