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. 2023 Jan 23;7(1):3DP2. doi: 10.2217/3dp-2022-0016

Table 1. . Air speed at key locations within the operating theater.

Location Speed and direction
Over patient face 0.224 m.s-1 downward
Over patient face in line with laryngoscopist's head 0.422 m.s-1 downward
Over patient chest 0.287 m.s-1 downward
Over patient chest in line with assistant's head 0.556 m.s-1 downward
Behind laryngoscopist's enclosed face shield 0.0853 m.s-1 sideways