Volume 10, Number 2, February 2004

Possible SARS Coronavirus Transmission during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Michael D. Christian,*† Mona Loutfy,‡ L. Clifford McDonald,§ Kenneth F. Martinez,§ Mariana Ofner,*¶ Tom Wong*¶ Tamara Wallington,*# Wayne L.Gold,*† Barbara Mederski,‡ Karen Green,** and Donald E. Low,*** on behalf of the SARS Investigation Team
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; †University Health Network,Toronto, Canada; ‡North York General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; §Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ¶Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada; and #Toronto Public Health, Toronto, Canada **Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Figure 2. Healthcare worker wearing powered air-purifying respirators for demonstration. Photos provided by Randy Wax and Laurie Mazrik, Ontario Provincial SARS Biohazard Education Team.

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