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authors: Heyratifar, Rama; Cowick, Christiana; Jarvis, Jeffrey Lance
title: The chronicles of COVID
date: 2020-11-11
journal: J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open
DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12307
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doc_id: 996093
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This brief commentary is intended to accompany the journal's podcast on several articles. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has occupied most of our personal and professional lives this year. This August edition of the journal has 9 contributions about the pandemic and our colleagues' responses. Each article is worthy of your close attention, but in case you have limited time left for academic pursuits, this month's podcast gives an overview of the high points and discusses how we might use them to improve our practice.

COVID-19 is transmitted via respiratory droplets, but some procedures, including high flow oxygen, may lead to aerosol spread. The use of surgical masks has been implemented in most hospitals to help decrease this spread. Leonard et al 5 wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/emp2

Rates of coinfection with other respiratory pathogens in patients positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Viral and atypical respiratory co-infections in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Patient factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 in an admitted emergency department population. J Am College Emerg Physicians Open

Clinical, laboratory, and radiological features indicative of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in emergency departments: a multicenter case-control study in Hong Kong

Reducing aerosol dispersion by high flow therapy in COVID-19: high resolution computational fluid dynamics simulations of particle behavior during high velocity nasal insufflation with a simple surgical mask

Bracing for impact: operational upshots from the National Centre for Infectious Diseases Screening Centre (Singapore) during the COVID-19 outbreak

Epidemiology of the 2020 pandemic of COVID-19 in the state of Georgia: inadequate critical care resources and impact after 7 weeks of community spread

Lessons learned from COVID-19 outbreak in a skilled nursing facility, Washington State

Integration of aeromedicine in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The chronicles of COVID