Aerosol boxes meant to protect health care workers when they intubate COVID-19 patients may actually increase their exposure to airborne virus particles, an Australian study warns.

Current UK infection control guidance for hospitals is centered on the basis that aerosols are only generated by specific medical interventions described as aerosol generating procedures (AGPs).

An interesting new study describes a novel aerosol box design that has been produced and tested to prevent airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

Coronavirus outbreak Lynnwood firm makes aerosol boxes to protect medical workers. Plastic fabricators are rushing to build simple plastic boxes to help guard against COVID-19 infection.

Aerosol science and engineering have never been more relevant. An expert explains how the research assists healthcare workers on the coronavirus frontlines. Scientists are urgently looking at the ...

A new study shows that certain aerosol boxes of a similar type to those that have been manufactured and used in hospitals in the UK and around the world in order to protect healthcare workers from ...

While there is much back and forth around how aerosols may impact the "correct" social distance, this has been a great concern to anesthesiologists, nurses, and technicians who have to place breathing ...

That means the N95 reduces the aerosol concentration to 1/10 of that in the room — or blocking 90% of airborne particles. An elastomeric respirator is a reusable device with exchangeable ...

The FDA granted premarket approval to Cook Medical’s Hemospray, an aerosol to help control most types of bleeding within the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, including those caused by gastri ...

Aerosols are tiny particles that can have a significant impact on Earth's climate and human health. For example, these microdroplets can reflect incoming sunlight back to outer space, helping to ...