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== ICU Ventilation for COVID-19: ==
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Assuming the virus is a low risk from an aerosolization point of view is it worth investigating the use of HEPA filters to purify the air in the room where we accommodate the COVID-19 patients? The same question can be asked with regards to the use of UV.
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Is it not better to try and reduce the virus within the room, rather than filtering the air through a HEPA filter.<br>
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| style="text-align:left;" | The '''Covid-19 reference desk''' works like a library [[wikipedia:reference desk|reference desk]]. Ask a question here and the volunteers will try to answer it.
  
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*The existing HVAC places our ICU is under positive pressure. For risk management when housing COVID patients, we wish to convert it to negative pressure. Any advice/ pointers?
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*Please provide advice on recirculating air in an ICU, under COVID-19?
 
  
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"It became clear to me that the spread of COVId-19 is directly connected to the spread of the active virus. Having been Hospital engineer at a 1200 bed local hospital, I am acutely aware that virus longevity depends on, i.a.: 
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Could you consider providing a guideline on these time/temperature characteristics of the virus?  <br>
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Only thereafter could architects, engineers etc. identify effective risk-reducing protocols.  This could lead to more financially-justifiable 'anti-Corona' measures
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=== Discussion ===
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These questions are mostly unanswerable at the moment but I can . SARS-COV-2 is understood to
 
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2020

COVID-19 Infrastructure Reference Desk
The Covid-19 reference desk works like a library reference desk. Ask a question here and the volunteers will try to answer it.

Before asking a question, please try the search boxes at right to search the HILLSIDE as a whole. See also the reference desk guidelines.

Note: Legal or medical advice is prohibited. Further information is available at Wikipedia's legal and medical disclaimers. See also the medical advice guidelines.

 

Ventilation and COVID-19

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