American Frontline Healthcare Personnel's Access to and Use of Personal Protective Equipment Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Jorge E. Chavarro, Iris Becene, James M. Boiano, Ming Ding, Jae H. Kang, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Long H. Nguyen, Christina C. Lawson, Carissa M. Rocheleau, Jaime E. Hart, Andrew T. Chan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Infection risk medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Personnel Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Health Services Accessibility Health care Pandemic medicine Humans Infection control Pandemics Personal protective equipment SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Original Articles United States Family medicine occupational health personal protective equipment epidemiology business healthcare personnel |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1536-5948 1076-2752 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To quantify adequacy of personal protective equipment (PPE) for U.S. healthcare personnel (HCP) at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with infection risk. Methods: March–May 2020 survey of the national Nurses’ Health Studies and the Growing Up Today study regarding self-reported PPE access, use, and reuse. COVID-19 endpoints included SARS-CoV-2 tests and COVID-19 status predicted from symptoms. Results: Nearly 22% of 22,232 frontline HCP interacting with COVID-19 patients reported sometimes or always lacking PPE. Fifty percent of HCP reported not needing respirators, including 13% of those working in COVID-19 units. Lack of PPE was cross-sectionally associated with two-fold or greater odds of COVID-19 among those who interacted with infected patients. Conclusion: These data show the need to improve the U.S. infection prevention culture of safety when confronting a novel pathogen. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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