Airway Hygiene in Children and Adults for Lowering Respiratory Droplet Exposure in Clean and Dirty Air
| Autor: | Chris Klein, Jonathan Salzman, David A. Edwards, Leeberk Raja Inbaraj, Carolin Elizabeth George, Lidia Morawska, Sindhulina Chandrasingh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) media_common.quotation_subject nasal saline 030501 epidemiology 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences hygiene Learning potential Hygiene Medicine pollution Respiratory system Volunteer airborne infection lcsh:QH301-705.5 General Environmental Science media_common Respiratory illness calcium business.industry respiratory system Nasal saline 0104 chemical sciences exhaled breath covid-19 lcsh:Biology (General) Emergency medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences 0305 other medical science Airway business aerosols |
| Zdroj: | Molecular Frontiers Journal, Vol 4, Iss 01n02, Pp 46-57 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2529-7333 2529-7325 |
| DOI: | 10.1142/S2529732520400076 |
| Popis: | Respiratory illness threatens the learning potential of hundreds of millions of children around the world. We find in a human volunteer study involving three sites and 253 volunteers that respiratory droplets — of the size and nature to potentially contain COVID-19, influenza, allergens and other contaminants — diminish in number on exhalation by up to 99% via the “airway hygiene” administration of a nasal saline rich in calcium. Exhaled particles were significantly higher and efficacy of airway hygiene greatest at the site (Bangalore India) with highest fine particle ambient air burden. We argue for the use of airway hygiene for pandemic and post-pandemic global learning. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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