Episode 40 - COVID-19: An Interview with Colby Redfield, MD-Tent Triage, Telemedicine, PPE, and EMS

 
EMplify April 2020 – Colby Redfield, MD

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COVID-19 Topics:
1.Triage Tent Implementation (02:35)
2.Telemedicine – In the tent, in the department, and in follow up. (08:45)
3. PPE (16:30)

Reusing N95s
Using elastomeric full and half face respirators
CDC, FDA, Osha


4. EMS (22:44)

Crew Safety
Criteria for transport
Viral filters
Handoff to the ED



Helpful Links:
1. Novel 2019 Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): An Updated Overview for Emergency Clinicians
https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/infectious-disease/COVID-19
2. Reusable Facemasks and COVID-19
https://adminem.com/reusable-facemasks-and-covid-19/
3. University of Florida Halyard H600 masks
https://anest.ufl.edu/clinical-divisions/mask-alternative/
https://ufhealth.org/news/2020/uf-health-anesthesiology-team-devises-respirator-mask-made-existing-hospital-materials