Management of healthcare areas for the prevention of COVID-19 emergency in an Italian teaching hospital in Pisa, Tuscany: A hospital renovation plan

In non-COVID areas, patients and workers use surgical mask, gloves and gowns as personal protective equipment (PPE) as described by the World Health Organization.4 In COVID areas, FFP2 or FFP3 masks, eye protection, a double pair of gloves and a second gown are recommended during the aerosol-generat...

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Published in:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2020-11, Vol.41 (11), p.1368-1369
Main Authors: Baggiani, Angelo, Briani, Silvia, Luchini, Grazia, Giraldi, Mauro, Martino, Maria Carola, Porretta, Andrea, Totaro, Michele, Privitera, Gaetano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advisory Committees
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections - therapy
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease Management
Emergency medical care
Epidemiology
Gloves
Health care
Hospitals, Teaching - organization & administration
Infection Control - methods
Infection Control - organization & administration
Intensive care
Italy
Letter to the Editor
Masks
Nursing
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Personal protective equipment
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - therapy
Protective equipment
Training
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Summary:In non-COVID areas, patients and workers use surgical mask, gloves and gowns as personal protective equipment (PPE) as described by the World Health Organization.4 In COVID areas, FFP2 or FFP3 masks, eye protection, a double pair of gloves and a second gown are recommended during the aerosol-generating procedures (eg, swabbing, C-PAP therapy, etc). [...]additional technical training has been provided to maintenance workers responsible for aeraulic systems to enhance their performance quality during this pandemic. [...]the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has required synergic cohesion of the working group to define the principal risks for patients and healthcare workers and to implement preventive measures such as PPE and training courses.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.177