COVID-19 Guidelines to Protect Healthcare Workers at Hospitals and Dental Professionals at Dental Office
| Autor: | Faisal Mehsen Nazal Alali, Abdulwahab Abuderman, Mohammad Zakaria Nassani, Bassel Tarakji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine Dental practice Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Personnel Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Dentists health worker at hospitals Guidelines as Topic Brief Communication 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care medicine Humans Infection control Infectious disease (athletes) Personal protective equipment Aged Infection Control SARS-CoV-2 business.industry CVID-19 Age Factors COVID-19 dental professionals 030206 dentistry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease 030112 virology Hospitals Personnel Hospital stomatognathic diseases Dental Offices Dentistry personal protective equipment Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1029-1857 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/ejhs.v30i6.23 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND፡ Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. This study aimed to address the preventive procedures to protect healthcare workers at hospital to avoid COVID-19, and infection control procedures to protect dental professionals in dental office.METHODS: We conducted a search of published articles from PubMed, google scholar databases using key words such as COVID-19, healthcare worker, infection control, and dental practice. Relevant articles were identified and reviewed. Most published papers were clinical reports and case studies. We have selected some of the current published papers written in English in 2020.RESULTS: Infection control procedures to protect health workers at hospitals, and dental professionals at dental office were summurised and presented. Infection control procedures for healthcare workers at hospitals include Personal protective equipment, Korea filter (KF)94 respirator, goggles, face protector,disposable waterproof long-arm gown, and gloves, and others. Extra-protection procedures should be taken with old and vulnerable healthcare workers. Dental professionals should evaluate patients in advance before starting dental treatment. Aerosols generating procedures should be avoided and personal protective equipment should be used. Dental treatment should be restricted to emergency cases only.CONCLUSION: Old medical staff should be in safer distance to avoid infection, but young physicians and nurses should work at frontline as their immunity is better than their colleagues at old age. Screening patients and measurement of the body temperature are essential measures before dental treatment. |
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