#Surgical

mikeeisenberg

mikeeisenberg

1/4 Perspective. Take a look at the two photos below. Two arch terrorists were eliminated in the last few weeks. Baha Abu Ata of Islamic Jihad and Abu Baker Al-Baghdadi

Linsey Marr

linseymarr

Needed some time to digest new paper on masks and coronavirus (seasonal ones, not SARS-CoV-2), flu, rhinovirus. Main points: 1) 4/10 patients shed coronavirus directly into aerosols (

Isaac Bogoch

BogochIsaac

1/ Interesting study on masks and #COVID19. Four patients with #COVID19 infections wearing surgical masks, cotton masks and no mask coughed onto a petri dish 20 cm from their mouth.

AFL-CIO // Pass the #PROAct

AFLCIO

Ever had questions about the different types of masks and respirators? We've got you covered. #1u #workplacesafety Here’s the Half-Mask Elastomeric: Here’s the Surgical N95: Learn about the Full Facepiece

Elizabeth Parfitt MD

parsnipper

Dear BC:As an Infectious Diseases Specialist, I want to tell you a few words about mask wearing. I am happy we are reconsidering our stance nationally (and culturally) on wearing

Farzad Mostashari

Farzad_MD

1/ All masks are not the same, and it's hard to tell which ones work better, but this article provides some insights. First, "paper" surgical masks are really very very

Jonathan Eisen

phylogenomics

This mask study that is getting a lot of attention seems, well, exceptionally limited: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2764367/effectiveness-surgical-cotton-masks-blocking-sars-cov-2-controlled-comparison#.Xoum-YiTbEI.twitter 1/n The biggest issue

Yaneer Bar-Yam

yaneerbaryam

Wear a Mask! Just published in Nature Medicine: Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks: "Our results indicate that surgical face masks could prevent transmission of

shubhra gupta

shubhragupta

Met my childhood friends after six months, both doctors, both on frontline in big hospitals. He showed me photos of how he is in the OT, layers upon layers of

iriedavi

iriedavi

There are national calls for volunteer physicians to support COVID-19 efforts. Meanwhile, NPs, PAs, and RNs are getting paid + hazard pay. Meanwhile, resident physicians at places like @USC are

illogics

illogics

A CASE FOR MASKS IN THE ERA OF COVID-19: THREAD Masks DO work. In fact, surprisingly well. In the study below, they did a test on a variety of different

Jo Maugham

JolyonMaugham

Worth noting that Purple Medical's Chief Exec boasted elsewhere: "We are a long-term partner of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) as well as the NHS. Purple Surgical

Michael Lin, PhD-MD

michaelzlin

Many people have asked about mask decontamination. If you have a cloth mask, then obviously you can wash it with soap and water then dry. For surgical or N95 masks,

Jordan Schachtel

JordanSchachtel

Instead of saving our healthcare system, lockdown appears to be rapidly crippling our overall healthcare institutions.Anywhere non COVID-19 getting crushed. 0 revenue.Private practices shuttering. Many hospitals empty. 90+% procedures canceled.

Hayley Barlow

Hayley_Barlow

NEW: The Department of Health has issued safety warnings, notices for disposal and distribution stoppages for more than 85 million masks and respirators, a Channel 4 News investigation has found.

Lucie Filteau, MD 🇨🇦 VP Canadian Anesth Society

DrLucieFilteau

Totally inspired by Yasamin @yasminm and her neurology thread, here's Anesthesiology as a series of Schitt's Creek gifs:@SchittsCreek When you agree to administer more muscle relaxation at the end of