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ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2011

A method for evaluating health care workers' personal protective equipment technique.

Elizabeth L Beam, Shawn G Gibbs, Kathleen C Boulter, Marcia E Beckerdite, Philip W Smith

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Article in American journal of infection control, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elizabeth L BeamCollege of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. Electronic address: ebeam@unmc.edu.
Shawn G GibbsDepartment of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
Kathleen C BoulterNebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
Marcia E BeckerditeNebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
Philip W SmithDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · USNebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGiven the potential for the transfer of infectious diseases among patients in isolation, health care workers (HCWs), and other patients in the hospital environment, the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is paramount. The literature is limited regarding studies of HCWs' use of PPE in patient care tasks.

methodsA pilot study was conducted to examine the feasibility of using a simulated health care environment to assess HCWs' technique when implementing standard airborne and contact isolation precautions. The participants (n = 10) were assigned patient care tasks based on their specific professional roles. The encounters were digitally recorded during donning and doffing of PPE, as well as during interactions with the simulated patient. Powdered fluorescent marker was used as a measure of contamination.

resultsThe pilot data show various inconsistencies in the HCWs' PPE technique. Each of the 10 participants committed at least one breach of standard airborne and contact isolation precautions.

conclusionAn expanded research study of HCW behaviors is needed to properly examine these contamination and exposure pathways. Training programs should be developed that emphasize the common errors in HCWs' PPE technique.

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BenchmarkingGuideline AdherenceHealth PersonnelHand DisinfectionHumansMedical Waste DisposalPilot ProjectsProtective DevicesQuality Assurance, Health CareMedical Waste Disposal

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PMID21255874
PMCPMC7132659
OpenAlexW2093277440

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