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. 2021 Jun 2;8(3):201–215. doi: 10.1089/3dp.2020.0258

Table 3.

Summary of Media Articles (Nexis Search)

Categories Subcategories § % of Total
Adjuncts for ventilation
  Not specific 1 0.2
  Valves for ventilators 1 0.2
  Venturi valves 19 4.1
  Breathing circuits 1 0.2
  Breathing simulators 3 0.7
  Oxygen hoods 1 0.2
  Splitters 2 0.4
Ventilation
  Ventilators/mechanical baggers 16 3.5
  Noninvasive ventilation—snorkel mask CPAP 30 6.5
  Ventilator parts 10 2.2
  Unspecified 2 0.4
Patient care/infection control
  Copper handles 2 0.4
  Door handles 7 1.5
  Key 1 0.2
  Swabs 6 1.3
  4D printing for drug targeting 1 0.2
  Quarantine hospital wards 1 0.2
  Copper-printed surfaces 1 0.2
PPE
  Face mask 33 7.2
  Mask ear saver 5 1.1
  Face shields 273 59.3
  Not specific 11 5
  Mask-snorkel adapted with filter 3 0.7
  Goggles 4 0.9
Other
  Not specific 26 5.7
Total numbers of news articles 460  

§, number of news articles; 4D, four-dimensional; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure.