Reducing the consumption of personal protective equipment by setting up a multifunctional sampling station in the emergency department to screen for COVID-19 infection in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Po-Ting Lin (Author), Ting-Yuan Ni (Author), Tren-Yi Chen (Author), Chih-Pei Su (Author), Hsiao-Fen Sun (Author), Mu-Kuan Chen (Author), Chu-Chung Chou (Author), Po-Yu Wang (Author), Yan-Ren Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract In Taiwan, high-risk patients have been identified and tested for preventing community spread of COVID-19. Most sample collection was performed in emergency departments (EDs). Traditional sample collection requires substantial personal protective equipment (PPE), healthcare professionals, s...