COVID-19 : Infection prevention and control guidance for all ultrasound practitioners

© 2020 Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine..

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), an enveloped virus, is the causative agent of the disease known as COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019). Proper infection prevention and control measures and good hygiene practices are essential to prevent spread of COVID-19 and protect both patients and the healthcare worker. These guidelines are relevant to all ultrasound practitioners and provides guidance on cleaning and disinfection of ultrasound equipment, the environment and PPE (protective personal equipment) during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Australasian region.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine - 23(2020), 2 vom: 03. Mai, Seite 90-95

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Basseal, Jocelyne M [VerfasserIn]
Westerway, Susan Campbell [VerfasserIn]
McAuley, Terry [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID‐19
Disinfection
Guidelines
IPC
Imaging
Infection prevention
Journal Article
SARS‐CoV‐2
Ultrasound; PPE

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 10.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ajum.12210

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310937698