id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-269826-l44xbgok Wills, Timothy T. Utilization of an Orthopedic Hood as Personal Protective Equipment for Intubation of Coronavirus Patients: a Brief Technical Report 2020-06-02 .txt text/plain 1300 83 47 title: Utilization of an Orthopedic Hood as Personal Protective Equipment for Intubation of Coronavirus Patients: a Brief Technical Report Personal protective equipment (PPE) has been tailored accordingly, but as of April 2020, close to 10 000 health care workers in the United States have contracted COVID-19 despite wearing recommended PPE. In this brief technical report, we describe the integration of an orthopedic hood cover as an item for full barrier protection against COVID-19 transmission. CONCLUSION: Modification of existing PPE may provide protection for health care workers during high-risk aerosolizing procedures such as endotracheal intubation. We describe in a brief technical report the integration of an orthopedic hood cover as an item for full barrier protection against COVID-19 transmission during endotracheal intubation. The addition of an orthopedic hood covering to standard PPE may provide protection for health care workers during highrisk aerosolizing procedures such as endotracheal intubation. ./cache/cord-269826-l44xbgok.txt ./txt/cord-269826-l44xbgok.txt