• Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol · May 2003

    Protection from epistaxis blood aerosol contamination: a novel use of a surgical facemask.

    • M Shahbaz Hassan and MatthewM I Trotter.
    • Department of Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK. shahbazhassan@hotmail.com
    • Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2003 May 1; 260 (5): 242-3.

    AbstractEpistaxis is one of the most common otorhinolaryngological emergencies. It is also one of the most common 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.

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