Adding eye protection to universal masking reduces COVID-19 among frontline emergency clinicians to the level of community spread

Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Aug:46:792-793. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.064. Epub 2020 Aug 27.

Authors

Edward S Hawkins¹, Baruch S Fertel², McKinsey R Muir², Stephen W Meldon², Fernando J Delgado², Courtney M Smalley²

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Services Institute, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital, 1000 E Washington St, Medina, OH 44256, United States. Electronic address: hawkine3@ccf.org.
² Emergency Services Institute/E19, Cleveland Clinic Health System, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Eye protection; Goggles; SARS-CoV-2; Universal masking.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
Humans
Masks*
Pandemics
Physicians*
SARS-CoV-2