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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Jul;22(4):445-449.
doi: 10.1017/cem.2020.364.

Just the Facts: Recommendations on point-of-care ultrasound use and machine infection control during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Daniel J Kim  1   2 , Tomislav Jelic  3 , Michael Y Woo  4 , Claire Heslop  5 , Paul Olszynski  6
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Practice Guideline

Just the Facts: Recommendations on point-of-care ultrasound use and machine infection control during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Daniel J Kim et al. CJEM. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to be a pandemic on March 11, 2020, and, currently, there are over 10,000 confirmed cases in Canada, with this number expected to grow exponentially. There has been widespread interest in the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the management of patients with suspected COVID-19. The CAEP Emergency Ultrasound Committee has developed recommendations on the use of POCUS in these patients, with an emphasis on machine infection control measures.

Keywords: COVID-19; POCUS; emergency medicine; pandemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

DJK is on the medical advisory board of Clarius Mobile Health. TJ, MYW, CH, and PO have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1.
COVID-19-positive patient's lung ultrasound findings.
Figure 2.
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With AGMP, cover non-essential components of the ultrasound machine with drapes, gown, or plastic covering, and use sheaths to cover the probe and cord.
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