Custom solution for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the orthopaedic setting: retrofitting Stryker Flyte T5 PPE system
| Autor: | John M. O'Byrne, Conor J Skerritt, John P. Gibbons, Joshua W. Hayes, Connor J Green |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Infectious Disease Transmission Patient-to-Professional business.product_category Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pilot Projects 030501 epidemiology Manikins Article Automotive engineering law.invention 03 medical and health sciences HEPA law Humans Retrofitting Medicine Orthopedic Procedures Respiratory Protective Devices Respirator Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment 0303 health sciences SARS-CoV-2 030306 microbiology business.industry Space suit Masks COVID-19 General Medicine Infectious Diseases Air Filters Head Protective Devices Particulate Matter Space Suits 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Hospital Infection Journal of Hospital Infection |
| ISSN: | 0195-6701 |
| Popis: | The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that there is growing pressure on hospital resources not least the availability of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), specifically, facemasks and respirator masks. Within the field of orthopaedic surgery, it is a common sight to see orthopaedic surgery carried out in “space suits” (SS) which comprise of a helmet, hood and surgical gown. In this study the authors made modifications to two different SS systems to incorporate high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters to the inlets to the fan to assess their potential as a method of providing a reusable system for PPE for the surgeon with regard to protection from a respiratory droplet spread virus. The testing was carried out using particle counter upstream and downstream on a manikin wearing two different SS systems with and without modifications to the inlet. The results show that using a layer of HEPA filter cut to size, and sealed to the inlet for the fan in the helmet will reduce the downstream particulate at the user’s mouth by over 99.5% which is equivalent to that of a respirator mask. HEPA filter material is relatively cheap and can be used repeatedly making this a viable alternative to disposable, and even re-sterilized, respirator masks in the setting of a respiratory droplet spread viral pandemic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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