On June 5, 2020, the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Division), also known as Cal/OSHA, issued a hazard alert to health care facilities regarding the availability of COVID-19 ...

Aerosol-generating procedures may have contributed to the spread of a recent COVID-19 outbreak at a Bremerton hospital, which has confirmed at least 70 infections, according to a new report from the ...

Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), healthcare providers working on the frontlines are a particularly ...

Ultraviolet light exposes contagion spread from improper PPE use Low-cost simulation technique can efficiently increase hospital workplace safety during COVID-19 pandemic Date: May 6, 2020 Source: ...

Respiratory support used to treat patients with severe COVID-19 are associated with less aerosol emission than breathing, speaking or coughing new research suggests. The study led by researchers from ...

BREMERTON — A recent report by state Department of Health officials indicates a COVID-19 outbreak at St. Michael Medical Center that has now infected at least 65 people may have spread through aerosol ...

Special precautions should be taken when resuscitating people in cardiac arrest with known or suspected COVID-19 coronavirus, according to guidance from the American Heart Association (AHA). The ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Tracheal intubation and extubation may not produce enough aerosols to warrant being designated as ...

HAVE SCREENING IN PLACE. THE IOWA DENTAL BOARD APPROVED GUIDELINES FOR A SAFE TRANSITION BACK TO PRACTICE. THEY INCLUDE SCREENING ALL PERSONNEL AND PATIENTS FOR SYMPTOMS. ALL PATIENTS MUST BE ...

An Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) panel has published updated recommendations for using personal protective equipment (PPE) to safeguard healthcare workers from COVID-19, the ...