of their PPE and perform hand hygiene to avoid contaminating clean areas.
In addition to the PPE described above, EMS clinicians should exercise caution if an aerosol-generating procedure, such as bag valve mask (BVM) ventilation, oropharyngeal suctioning, endotracheal intubation, nebulizer treatment, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bi-phasic positive airway pressure (biPAP), or resuscitation involving