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. 2020 Jul;75(7):970-971.
doi: 10.1111/anae.15085. Epub 2020 Apr 19.

Safety testing improvised COVID-19 personal protective equipment based on a modified full-face snorkel mask

P R Greig  1 , C Carvalho  1 , K El-Boghdadly  1 , S Ramessur  1
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Safety testing improvised COVID-19 personal protective equipment based on a modified full-face snorkel mask

P R Greig et al. Anaesthesia. 2020 Jul.
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Depiction of the improvised PPE system.
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