Heat stress and PPE during COVID-19: impact on healthcare workers performance, safety and well-being in NHS settings
Autor: | C.D. Thake, Ben J. Lee, Harpal S. Randeva, Sarah Davey, Tim Robbins |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Microbiology (medical) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject Short Report NHS National Health Service 030501 epidemiology PFM Protective face mask State Medicine HEALTH CARE WORKERS 03 medical and health sciences PPE Personal Protective Equipment Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Health care Pandemic Humans Medicine Cognitive Dysfunction Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment Work Performance media_common 0303 health sciences SARS-CoV-2 030306 microbiology business.industry COVID-19 General Medicine HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS Middle Aged United Kingdom HCWs Heath Care Workers Heat stress EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS Infectious Diseases Physical performance SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) Well-being Female Perception Psychological resilience Safety 0305 other medical science business HEAT STRESS Heat-Shock Response |
Zdroj: | Journal of Hospital Infection The Journal of Hospital Infection |
ISSN: | 0195-6701 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.11.027 |
Popis: | Personal protective equipment (PPE) can potentiate heat stress, which may have a negative impact on the wearer's performance, safety and well-being. In view of this, a survey was distributed to healthcare workers (HCWs) required to wear PPE during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in the UK to evaluate perceived levels of heat stress and its consequences. Respondents reported experiencing several heat-related illness symptoms, and heat stress impaired both cognitive and physical performance. The majority of respondents stated that wearing PPE made their job more difficult. These, and additional, responses suggest that modification to current working practices is required urgently to improve the resilience of HCWs to wearing PPE during pandemics. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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