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Comment
. 2021 Jan:39:233.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.014. Epub 2020 May 11.

Respiratory protection among healthcare workers during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in COVID-19 patients

Kurt Ruetzler  1 , Jacek Smereka  2 , Kobi Ludwin  3 , Anna Drozd  3 , Lukasz Szarpak  4
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Respiratory protection among healthcare workers during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in COVID-19 patients

Kurt Ruetzler et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jan.
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Keywords: COVID-19; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Healthcare workers; Infection; Pandemic; Respiratory; Respiratory protection; SARS-CoV-2.

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