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The current SARS-CoV-2 outbreak leads to a growing need of point-of-care thoracic imaging that is compatible with isolation settings and infection prevention precautions. We retrospectively reviewed 17 COVID-19 patients who received point-of-care lung ultrasound imaging in our isolation unit. Lung ultrasound was able to detect interstitial lung disease effectively; severe cases showed bilaterally distributed B-Lines with or without consolidations; one case showed bilateral pleural plaques. Corresponding to CT scans, interstitial involvement is accurately depicted as B-Lines on lung ultrasound. Lung ultrasound might be suitable for detecting interstitial involvement in a bedside setting under high security isolation precautions.
Meinungsbeitrag vor dem Hintergrund der Veröffentlichungen The German White Paper 2016 and the Challenge of Crafting Security Strategies, Frankfurt und Berlin: Goethe Universität und Aspen Institute Germany (2019) und Das Weißbuch 2016 und die Herausforderungen von Strategiebildung (ZfAS Sonderheft 2019), Wiesbaden: Springer VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2019)
We present a study characterizing aerosol particles resulting from a skyscraper blasting. High mass concentrations with a maximum of 844.9 μg m-3 were present for a short time period of approximately 15 minutes. They result in a day mean of 32.6 μg m-3 compared to a 27.6 μg m-3 background not exceeding the 50 μg m-3 EU maximum permissive value. The increase in particle number concentration was less pronounced with a maximum concentration of 6.9 ⋅ 104 cm-3 compared to the local background value of 1.8 ⋅ 104 cm-3. The size-resolved number concentration shows a single mode of ultrafine particles at approximately 93 nm. The spatial distribution of deposited dust was investigated with Bergerhoff glass collection vessels, showing a decrease with distance. In the deposited dust samples the concentrations of twelve metals was determined, non of them exceeded the regional background concentrations significantly. The chemical composition of individual particles emitted by the demolition was studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy. They were mainly concrete and steel particles, with 60% calcium carbonates, 19% calcium sulfates, 19% silicates and 2% steel. In energy-dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy, no fibers like asbestos were observed. Using a broad spectrum of instruments and methods, we obtain comprehensive characterization of the particles emitted by the demolition.