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cord-325134-z9n17z72	Nolan, Brodie	Recommendations for emergency departments receiving patients with vital signs absent from paramedics during COVID-19	2020-05-05		.txt	text/plain	1693	86	49	Due to their small size and potential to be suspended in the air for prolonged periods, additional precautions are required for health care workers who are exposed to AGMPs. Obtaining an accurate history and COVID-19 risk factors for patients in cardiac arrest is difficult; therefore, we suggest presuming all patients presenting vital signs absent (VSA) to be infectious with COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to provide recommendations to enhance staff and patient safety during COVID-19 by reducing unnecessary exposure to AGMPs for ED staff, paramedics, and other ED patients when receiving patients with VSA. 3 To aid in justification of our recommendations, we present a brief summary of available evidence regarding common AGMPs that occur during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the risks of transmission to health care workers ( Figure 1 ).	./cache/cord-325134-z9n17z72.txt	./txt/cord-325134-z9n17z72.txt