Identifying and Implementing Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Self-Contamination of Health Care Workers Caused by Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic

During the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, it is estimated that tens of thousands of health care workers have been infected. The doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been identified an important place and procedure that might influence the self-contamination of health...

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Published in:Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2022-04, Vol.16 (2), p.445-448
Main Authors: Saran, Sai, Gurjar, Mohan, Garg, Atul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Air conditioning
Air flow
Compliance
Contamination
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Disinfection & disinfectants
Efficiency
Forensic sciences
Health care
HVAC
Infections
Medical personnel
Medical supplies
Ostomy
Pandemics
Personal protective equipment
Policy Analysis
Protective equipment
Ventilation
Waste disposal
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Summary:During the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, it is estimated that tens of thousands of health care workers have been infected. The doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been identified an important place and procedure that might influence the self-contamination of health care workers. More recent evidence suggests that, in addition to existing infection control standards, there is an urgent need for the incorporation of various recent information and advancements pertaining to structure and process to reduce the self-contamination of health care workers during the doffing of PPE.
ISSN:1935-7893
1938-744X
DOI:10.1017/dmp.2020.396