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cord-329921-mi71bet3	Ogoina, Dimie	COVID-19: the need to redesign head coverings of personal protective equipment for manual stethoscopes	2020-08-11		.txt	text/plain	717	45	52	In light of the absence of alternative technologies, and the need to define the chest signs of severe COVID-19 cases upon admission to our isolation ward, we explored redesigning the head covering of some of our PPE to enable auscultation of the lungs and hearts of COVID-19 patients using manual stethoscopes. The redesigned head covering is worn by a clinician, who can easily place the earpiece of the manual stethoscope into both ears through the refashioned ear pouches of the hood (Figure 1 ). In resource-limited settings where alternative technologies may be lacking, clinicians managing COVID-19 patients should consider redesigning the head covering of PPE to make provisions for the use of manual stethoscopes. Manufacturers of PPE should also consider creating ear pouches as part of the product design of head coverings to allow for the routine use of manual stethoscopes during the care of contagious infectious diseases such as COVID-19.	./cache/cord-329921-mi71bet3.txt	./txt/cord-329921-mi71bet3.txt