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Protection from epistaxis blood aerosol contamination: a novel use of a surgical facemask.
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TITLE PAGE: TITLE: Protection from epistaxis blood aerosol contamination: a novel use of a surgical facemask Authors: 1. M Shahbaz Hassan MRCS* (First Author) 2. Matthew I Trotter MRCS# *Senior House Officer, Department of ENT, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham #Specialist Registrar, ENT, West Midlands Rotation Address for correspondence: Mr M Shahbaz Hassan Department of ENT/Head & Neck Surgery University Hospital Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TH United Kingdom Telephone: +44 121 472 1311 Fax: +44 121 627 2299 E-mail address: shahbazhassan@hotmail.com Funding: None Conflicts of interest: None Affiliations: None ABSTRACT Epistaxis is one of the commonest otorhinolaryngological emergencies. It is also one of the commonest emergencies that places medical staff at risk of blood contamination. We report a simple yet extremely effective method, in which a standard surgical facemask is worn by the patient, thereby reducing blood aerosol contamination without interfering with effective management. KEY WORDS: Epistaxis Protection Blood contamination Surgical facemask Introduction Epistaxis is the most frequent otorhinolaryngological emergency. Adult admissions for epistaxis are reported to be approximately 28.8 per 100 000 population.[1] Management of epistaxis...
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