Anton Helman here for the EMCases podcast. This is episode 139, part three of our series on COVID-19.

Now, the single most important thing we can do as ED providers in this COVID pandemic is to protect

ourselves, our colleagues, our patients, our families, and our friends against transmission of the virus.

And there's no higher risk of transmission than that during the resuscitation of a sick COVID patient.

In this podcast, we'll be speaking with a world expert on PPE, Dr. Lori Mazurik,

about protecting against transmission of the virus before, during, and after your shift.

Not only will we discuss what is known about PPE from head protection down to footwear,

but will give you tips on the equally important non-PPE protection as well.

We'll touch on PPE conservation strategies as we struggle with supplies, give you the

bottom line on dawning-diffing sequencing, and discuss the core principles of the protected

code blue. We're privileged to have on the show during this COVID-19 crisis, a Toronto ED doc and

disaster medicine expert. You might remember from

our episodes on disaster medicine and the protected code blue, Dr. Lori Missouri, Dr. Missouri,

welcome back to EM cases. Can you just tell our listeners a little bit about your background when

it comes to PPE? Yeah, in 2003, a member of the provincial SARS Operation Center.

And from that vantage point, you could see the importance of personal protective equipment.

I think all of us who were health care providers at that time, our biggest fear was bringing

that virus home and actually transmitting it to our family.

So where we are highly motivated to stay safe.

And yet, despite wearing PPE, we found herself catching the disease,

much to our chagrin and fear.

So since that time, I've been highly motivated,

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