personal protective equipment

Objectives:  Worldwide efforts to protect front line providers performing endotracheal intubation during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to innovative devices.  Authors evaluated the aerosol containment effectiveness of a novel intubation aerosol containment system (IACS) compared with a recently promoted intubation box and no protective barrier.  Methods:  In a simulation center at the authors’ university, the IACS was compared to no protective barrier and an intubation box.