AGMPs don't necessarily produce aerosols. 
It's just an old talking point that keeps getting repeated. It comes from the PROCEDURE bringing MANY HCW into the room for intubation. Plus the idea of drops flying out of mouths when you intubate.
Another:
Their discussion:
1/3 Smart people on this team
2/3 They found 19 procedure types might be higher risk
... for many others they couldn't find good evidence.
... for many others they couldn't find good evidence.
3/3 ... and noted that some procedures might simply trigger coughing, which itself creates aerosols.
1/2 Never mind I did.
No large additional risk from AGMPs here, but authors felt a hierarchy might be appropriate:
No large additional risk from AGMPs here, but authors felt a hierarchy might be appropriate:
2/2
1/3 Hard to measure AGMPs really
2/3 Bronchoscopy didn't increase, really, but there were peaks exposures.
Conclude, we don't know if it's the AGMP, touching counter, or that they screw up taking off their masks, really.
Conclude, we don't know if it's the AGMP, touching counter, or that they screw up taking off their masks, really.
3/3 from this.
Read yourself pls to check my very very quick skims here.
Read yourself pls to check my very very quick skims here.
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