Only half of stroke victims in US currently use EMS transport. Disease Transmission 15 reports of CPR-related infection noted in the literature between 1960 and 1998. There were no reports of such infection in scientific journals between 1998 and 2000. Disease transmissions reported include Helicobacter pylori, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, meningococcus, herpes simplex, shigella, streptococcus, salmonella and neisseria gonorrhoeae. No reports of HIV, HBV, Hepatitis C, or cytomegalovirus.
Face masks are more effective barriers than face shields.