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cord-289575-2kxhav4q	Kearsley, R.	The COVID‐19 information pandemic: how have we managed the surge?	2020-06-02		.txt	text/plain	1413	77	52	While we adapt our practice and learn how to best manage our COVID-19 patients, a second pandemic information overload has become our Achilles' heel. At times, guidelines from reputable organisations have also provided contrasting clinical opinions, such as the use of high-flow nasal oxygen in patients with COVID 19 [8] . The COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrating that we are utilising social media as one of our main sources for the dissemination of medical information [14] . Knowledge and debate surrounding personal protective equipment (PPE) has been one of the most prominent COVID-19 discussion points, due to the high risk of contagion via droplet spread [18, 19] , with frequent social media use [22] . We have witnessed an increase in public interest, awareness and knowledge of the role of the anaesthetist in healthcare due to this pandemic. Social media for rapid knowledge dissemination: early experience from the COVID-19 pandemic.	./cache/cord-289575-2kxhav4q.txt	./txt/cord-289575-2kxhav4q.txt