Plastic blanket drowning kit: A protection barrier to immediate resuscitation at the beach in the Covid-19 era. A pilot study.
Introducing a new, simple and inexpensive portable equipment for lifeguards, consisting of a pre-assembled full-size plastic blanket with a mask and HEPA filter, which could offer significant time-saving advantages to reduce COVID-19 risk transmission in the first few minutes of CPR after water rescue, avoiding the negative impact of delayed ventilation.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Roberto Barcala-Furelos, David Szpilman, Cristian Abelairas-G ómez, Alejandra Alonso Calvete, María Domínguez Graña, Santiago Martínez-Isasi, José Palacios-Aguilar, Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez Source Type: research