Volume 10, Number 2, February 2004

Possible SARS Coronavirus Transmission during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Michael D. Christian,*† Mona Loutfy,‡ L. Clifford McDonald,§ Kenneth F. Martinez,§ Mariana Ofner,*¶ Tom Wong*¶ Tamara Wallington,*# Wayne L.Gold,*† Barbara Mederski,‡ Karen Green,** and Donald E. Low,*** on behalf of the SARS Investigation Team
*University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; †University Health Network,Toronto, Canada; ‡North York General Hospital, Toronto, Canada; §Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ¶Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada; and #Toronto Public Health, Toronto, Canada **Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Figure 1. A, T4 Stryker suit being applied with aid of assistants. Healthcare worker in T4 Stryker suit. Photos provided by Randy Wax and Laurie Mazrik, Ontario Provincial SARS Biohazard Education Team.

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