Articles: personal-protective-equipment.
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Int J Occup Saf Ergon · Sep 2021
Comparing the alternatives for the most favourable personal protective equipment.
Evaluation of personal protective equipment is a very demanding task in designing an effective workplace safety programme. There is variable equipment to prevent job accidents, to protect workers' health and safety and to minimize the damage of any possible accident. Comparing the alternatives for the most favourable equipment, e.g. possible high noise levels, is one of the most difficult issues to deal with. In this study, the analytic hierarchy process method allows selection of personal protective equipment analytically, which is used to decide on efficient personal protection equipment when choosing protective shoes, helmets, earmuffs and dust masks.
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US nursing homes are required to follow Centers for Disease Control guidance for COVID-19 transmission-based precautions (TBP) when admitting COVID-positive patients. ⋯ The widespread practice of admitting COVID-positive patients while facing shortages may have put nursing home residents and staff at heightened risk of COVID-19 infection.
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Australas Emerg Care · Sep 2021
Impact of personal protective equipment on prehospital endotracheal intubation performance in simulated manikin.
Tracheal intubation in COVID-19 patients is a potentially high-risk procedure for healthcare professionals. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is recommended to minimize contact with critical patients with COVID-19 infection. This study aimed to primarily examine the effect of PPE use on intubation time and success rate among prehospital healthcare professionals; additionally, we compared intubation times among prehospital health care professionals using PPE with direct laryngoscopy and video laryngoscopy assistance. ⋯ PPE use is associated with increased intubation time and decreased success rate. Video laryngoscopy assistance in cases where PPE use is required facilitates faster endotracheal intubation than does direct laryngoscopy assistance.
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Internal medicine journal · Sep 2021
"Concerns and Psychological Wellbeing of Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Hospital in NSW".
In early 2020, the impending COVID-19 pandemic placed a once-in-a-generation professional and personal challenge on healthcare workers. Publications on direct physical disease abound. The authors wanted to focus on doctors' psychological well-being. ⋯ Both COVID-19 specific concerns and psychological well-being improved greatly in the second survey. Possible explanations are the fall in COVID-19 cases in the district, improvements in PPE supply and supportive measures communicated to doctors during this period.
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed health care delivery across the United States. Few analyses have specifically looked at quantifying the financial impact of the pandemic on practicing neurosurgeons. A survey analysis was performed to address this need. ⋯ The COVID-19 pandemic has led to decreases in patient and procedural volume and physician compensation despite stable practice expenses. Significantly more respondents in the Northeast region noted decreases in procedural volume and reassignment to nonneurosurgical COVID-related medical duties. Future analysis is necessary as the pandemic evolves and the long-term clinical and economic implications become clear.