One more time for those in the back of the audience.
anne creaton @annecreaton
23 Jul 2020
Replying to @emergency_CNS
Airflow/ventilation a massive problem in older hospitals. Lol we found out the only negative p room in hospital empties it’s air into the ED!
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Replying to @DrPieterPeach
Airflow is a problem for older hospitals, @annecreaton @DrPieterPeach. The built environment of age care facilities with COVID-19 positive residents is problematic as there is no ability to provide neg air pressure rooms plus HEPA filters plus air change of 40-80L/s/patient.

Jul 23, 2020 · 11:25 PM UTC

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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1 @DrPieterPeach @annecreaton
Can this problem be addressed by retrofitting better ventilation systems? Could CSIRO investigate? If so, surely it's the kind of large scale infrastructure that fed govt could finance, create good jobs, and improve health & future resilience to this & other airborne diseases?
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Opening windows, where possible, would be a good first step.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1 @annecreaton
I can’t even begin to imagine the difficulty in trying to isolate people in aged care facilities
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