And for the Airway Team at Trillium Health Partners Hospital in Mississauga it is the only job they’re doing right now. And for COVID-19 patients in critical danger, one of those is intubation. Doing it cleanly and safely is literally a matter of life and deathDoctors say it is likely the riskiest single COVID-19 procedure that anyone is doing right now. For medical staff right now, doing that well, doing it quickly, doing it cleanly and safely is literally a matter of life and death. Once the doctor gets the “go” sign, the team “breaks the field” of the secure room and the intubation begins.

Source: National Post April 17, 2020 23:37 UTC