Plus Your CoVid Protection With A Face Shield
from Dr. Howard Smith OnCall Hosted by Howard G. Smith MD, AM
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/7KIhisk6GdM Adding a Face shield can reduce your risk of a CoVid infection up to 88%. This the conclusion of a 500 bed Texas hospital that studied its own staff and CoVid patients. They surveyed the incidence of CoVid infections among their 6500+ clinical employees before and after the addition of face shields to their other PPE including N95 face masks, goggles, and gowns. The infection rate decreased from 22.9% to 2.7% for the clinicians after they donned the shields. For patients, the infection rate fell from 8.4 to 1.7 per 1000 days, an 80% drop. WithCoVid rates rising, consider adding a face shield. You may even be able to eat under it. https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/idweek/89321?vpass=1 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200929/p2a/00m/0na/020000c #covid #faceshield #mask #ppe
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