Pediatric intravascular access in simulated COVID-19 patients among paramedics wearing personal protective equipment

Kurt Ruetzler¹, Anna Drozd², Aleksandra Gasecka³, Karol Bielski², Wojciech Wieczorek^{2

4}, Mahdi Al-Jeabory², Jacek Hernik⁵, Lukasz Szarpak^{2

6}

Affiliations

¹ Departments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, US.
² Polish Society of Disaster Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
³ Laboratory of Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
⁵ Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medical Academy in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
⁶ Maria Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, Bialystok, Poland.

Kurt Ruetzler et al. Resusc Plus. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar:5:100073.

doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100073. Epub 2020 Dec 29.

Kurt Ruetzler¹, Anna Drozd², Aleksandra Gasecka³, Karol Bielski², Wojciech Wieczorek^{2

4}, Mahdi Al-Jeabory², Jacek Hernik⁵, Lukasz Szarpak^{2

6}

¹ Departments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, US.
² Polish Society of Disaster Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
³ Laboratory of Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
⁵ Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medical Academy in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
⁶ Maria Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, Bialystok, Poland.

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