Keeping PPE barriers in COVID-19 wards while doing proper auscultation

Abstract

Abstract The emerging COVID-19 pandemic poses many difficulties to medical professionals. One of them is the need to use personal protective equipment (PPE) in order to protect themselves and their families, while not compromising their care. Physical examination is one of the cornerstones of medical assessment but parts of it are nearly impossible to do while wearing protective equipment. In this brief report we demonstrate a novel wireless stethoscope and its use for treating suspected and proven COVID-19 patients, as a representative to other infectious diseases.

Keywords

• Auscultation
• Stethoscope
• Physical examination
• COVID-19
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)