Nasal preparation with local anesthetic should be considered an aerosol-generating procedure

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Neurosurgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
• ² Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
• ³ Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia.
• ⁴ Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Yallambie, Victoria, Australia.
• ⁵ University of Melbourne and Department of Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
• ⁶ Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.