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Matthew J Lennon1,2, Amelia Tan1,2, Claire Mok1,2, Matthew R. McGrail3,4, Joseph J Suttie1,2,5, and John Preddy1,2,5 1. Rural Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga, NSW2. Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, Murrumbidgee Local Health District, New South Wales Department of Health, NSW3. Monash...
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Sophia Macken1, Sally Nathan2, Michelle Jersky3, Katherine Boydell4, Alexandra Gibson5 1. Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney NSW, Australia2. School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney NSW, Australia3. Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Randwick NSW, Australia4. Black Dog Institute, Sydney NSW, Australia5....
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Emily Hancock, Dr Richard Chatoor, Dr Michael Davoren, Gillian Ophel, Dr John Preddy, Dr Syed Omar Harris Background Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become an essential piece of diagnostic equipment in emergency departments around the world. However, concerns have been raised as to whether POCUS...
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Muhammad Azaan Khan,1 Gizem Hasimoglu,2 Hamza Ashraf,2, Geoff Wilcsek,1,3,4 1. University of New South Wales, Australia2. Monash University, Australia3. Prince of Wales Hospital, Australia4. Macquarie University Hospital Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of patient-sided breath shields in preventing oronasal droplet transmission during slit-lamp examination....
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