Investigation of adverse reactions in healthcare personnel working in Level 3 barrier protection PPE to treat COVID-19
| Autor: | Niu Yuan, Wei-Xia Yang, Zhang-Hong Lv, Jian-Li Lu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Infectious Disease Transmission Patient-to-Professional Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Nausea Health Personnel education Survey result 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment Aged Original Research Infection Control Health professionals business.industry COVID-19 General Medicine Middle Aged Heat stress Occupational Diseases Skin reaction 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Female RESPIRATORY MEDICINE (see Thoracic Medicine) medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1469-0756 0032-5473 |
| Popis: | Purpose of the study The aim of our study was to investigate potential adverse reactions in healthcare professionals working in Level 3 barrier protection personal protective equipment (L3PPE) to treat patients with COVID-19. Study design By using a convenience sampling approach, 129 out of 205 randomly selected healthcare professionals from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine were invited to take part in a WeChat messaging app survey, Questionnaire Star, via a survey link. Healthcare personnel details were collected, including profession, years of professional experience and adverse reactions while wearing L3PPE. Survey results were divided by profession and years of professional experience; differences in adverse reactions were compared. Results Among the 129 healthcare professionals surveyed, 21 (16.28%) were doctors and 108 (83.72%) were nurses. A total of 122 (94.57%) healthcare professionals experienced discomfort while wearing L3PPE to treat patients with COVID-19. The main reasons for adverse reactions and discomfort include varying degrees of adverse skin reactions, respiratory difficulties, heat stress, dizziness and nausea. Doctors had a lower incidence of rashes (χ2=4.519, p=0.034) and dizziness (χ2=4.123, p=0.042) when compared with nurses. Junior (8.5 years of experience or fewer) healthcare personnel also experienced a higher rate of heat stress when compared with senior personnel (more than 8.5 years greater) (χ2=5.228, p=0.022). Conclusion More attention should be offered to healthcare personnel wearing L3PPE to treat patients with COVID-19 because they are susceptible to developing adverse reactions. |
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