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Ideas Work
P r a c t i c a l p e a r l s f r o m y o u r c o l l e a g u e s
That
A
nesthesia
providers are
placing intu-
bation boxes
between themselves
and the patients
they're intubating to
serve as a barrier
against COVID-19-
containing
aerosolized particles
that are expelled into
the air when
providers secure air-
ways. Intubation
boxes are easy and
relatively inexpen-
sive to build. At the
beginning of the
coronavirus out-
break, I saw a post
online about how to
build an intubation
box
SHIELDED FROM HARM
Build Your Own Intubation Box
DIY PROTECTION Hillary Bonin, CRNA, and her father Leo Benes built nearly a
dozen intubation boxes for healthcare facilities after finding a doctor's design online.
Hillary
Bonin,
CRNA