COVID-19 preparedness for portable x-rays in an Indian hospital – Safety of the radiographers, the frontline warriors

COVID-19, the dreadful pandemic, is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) affecting the respiratory system.1 It has a high human to human transmission. As per the World Health Organisation, the modes of transmission are airborne, fomites, and droplet borne.2 The infected persons may remain asymptomatic, or they may present with symptoms ranging from fever, dry cough, fatigue, myalgia, shortness of breath to respiratory distress. Pulmonary opacities are seen on x-rays and CT scans1,3 Death occurs in about 10% of the cases requiring mechanical ventilation.
Source: Radiography - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research