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AT THE FRONT LINE
Healthcare workers are the front line of fight against COVID-19 outbreak. As this pandemic is progressing new methods of screening and diagnosis, treatment protocols, as well as resource management methods are generated globally. We are gathering information to share and provide for you on regular basis. Please check this page for updates, and share with us any resources you have found useful via email. All resources are open access. We are very thankful for your heroic efforts, and look up to you!
Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment
A guide written by experts in China on diagnosis and management
The Following Databases Are Updated Regularly With New Information About COVID-19
IMPORTANT JOURNALS
PREPAREDNESS TOOLS
Personal Protective Equipment
How To Keep COVID-19 Out Of Your Home
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Simple Respiratory Mask - Homemade cotton face masks are imperfect but may be a better-than-nothing option. Here's how to make one.
Evaluation of Five Decontamination Methods for Filtering Facepiece Respirators - An evaluation of five decontamination methods (UVGI, ethylene oxide, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, microwave oven irradiation, and bleach) using nine models of NIOSH-certified respirators (three models each of N95 FFRs, surgical N95 respirators, and P100 FFRs)
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PPE Burn Rate Calculator – Calculator to estimate the remaining supply of PPE based on the average consumption rate
Ventilators, Anesthesia
MIT Emergency Ventilator (E-Vent) Project - An MIT initiative to provide those with the ability to make or manufacture ventilators, the tools needed to do so in a manner that seeks to ensure patient safety. Clinicians viewing this site can provide input and expertise and report on their efforts to help their patients.
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NIH 3D Print Exchange - An open-source exchange of 3D-printed ventilator and ventilator parts
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VESper ventilator expansion device - Hospitals can apply to receive source code and printing specifications for a ventilator expansion device that allows a single ventilator to support up to four patients during times of acute equipment shortage
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APSF/ASA Guidance on Purposing Anesthesia Machines as ICU Ventilators
Quick Reference -- Setup and Monitoring Instructions - Anesthesia Machine as an ICU Ventilator
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Addressing COVID-19 Face Mask Shortages - Q&A with the Stanford Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab
Intensive Care
Quick ICU Training - An online tool that provides quick, accessible learning resources and reference materials for physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other clinicians who are upskilling, renewing, or reviewing their knowledge and skill for redeployment to critical care during the COVID-19 global pandemic
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A Seattle Intensivist's One-pager on COVID-19 - One-page guide to CoVID-19 on its presentation, diagnosis, and treatment in the ICU
Suggested COVID + ARDS Ventilator Management - Ventilator management in an easy-to-follow algorithm
Preliminary observations on the ventilatory management of COVID-19 patients - Empirical observations from an intensivist in Italy regarding pulmonary patterns in patients w/ COVID-19 and recommendations for treatment
Surgery, Emergency Medicine
Maximizing the Calm before the Storm: A Tiered Surgical Response Plan for COVID-19
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American College of Surgeons COVID-19: Guidance for Triage of Non-Emergent Surgical Procedures
One-Surgery: Collection of Surgical COVID-19 Resource Guide
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Guidelines for Emergency Airway Management from Ottawa EM