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Paramedic. PhD student. Researcher. Educator. Believer in evidence based practice. Advocating for the future of paramedicine. #FOAMed #FOAMems
Mar 21, 2020 19 tweets 33 min read
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Its been drilled into us the importance of #PPE & proper disinfecting to limit disease transmission. Off the job, its proper #HandHygiene, #SocialDistancing & self-monitoring of symptoms. #FlattenTheCurve or the hospitals will be overloaded.
Here is why #COVID19 worries me! 2/
Named for the crown-like spikes on their surface. Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Like MERS and SARS, #COVID19 is an infection of the respiratory system.