Mitigating the risk of aerosol generation from power tools during the COVID-19 pandemic

摘要

The reduction of risk to staff during the COVID-19 pandemic is essential. Public Health England guidance outlines the personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements during operative procedures.1 Understandably, exposure through aerosol secondary to power-tools remains a concern. The need to adapt orthopaedic trauma techniques to mitigate risk is clear.