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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has become worldwide pandemic and posed a serious public health risk. It was proved that lung ultrasound (LUS) can be extremely valuable in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which could also minimize number of exposed healthcare workers and equipment. Since in the department of ultrasound, the healthcare workers are close contacted with patients who might be infected or virus carrying, it is extremely important to offer sufficient protection of them. Too aggressive protection should also be avoided because all the hospital might encounter lack of protection equipment. Guidance about the proper protection management should be provided in detailed, for example, how to choose personal protective equipment, or how to disinfect the environment. To address those problems, on behalf of Chinese Ultrasound Doctors Association, Chinese PLA Professional Committee of Ultrasound in Medicine, Beijing Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and Chinese Research Hospital Association Ultrasound Professional Committee, the authors summarized the recommendations for effective protection according to the exist hygienic standards, their experience, and available literature. After the recommendations were finished, two online conferences were held on January 31(st) 2020 and February 7(th) 2020 respectively, and the recommendations were discussed in detail part by part. A modified version of the work was circulated and finally approved by all the authors, which was the present Chinese Experts Consensus on Protection for Ultrasound Healthcare Workers against COVID-19.
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