Vacuum exhausted isolation locker (VEIL) to reduce inpatient droplet/aerosol transmission during COVID-19 pandemic.

Tilvawala GopeshAlex M GrantJessica H WenTeresa H WenErnesto Criado-HidalgoWilliam J ConnacherJames R FriendTimothy A Morris

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)

The vacuum-exhausted isolation locker (VEIL) provides a safety barrier during the care of COVID-19 patients. The VEIL is a 175-L enclosure with exhaust ports to continuously extract air through viral particle filters connected to hospital suction. Our experiments show that the VEIL contains and exhausts exhaled aerosols and droplets.

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