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Difficulties Encountered While Using PPE Kits and How to Overcome Them: An Indian Perspective.
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SARS-CoV-2 PANDEMIC AND FAILED SPINAL ANESTHESIA: A NIGHTMARE
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
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- How efficient are facial masks against COVID-19? Evaluating the mask use of various communities one year into the pandemicTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2021Pooled it
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- Characterization and assessment of exposure risks of healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Exploring factors affecting the unsafe behavior of health care workers' in using respiratory masks during COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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- Health care workers' experience of personal protective equipment use and associated adverse effects during the COVID-19 pandemic response in Singapore.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Article
- Physiological Hazard Assessment While Wielding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Among Health Care Workers.Cureus · 2022Article
- Skin injuries due to Personal Protective Equipment and preventive measures in the COVID-19 context: an integrative review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2022Review
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- Dispatched nurses' experience of wearing full gear personal protective equipment to care for COVID-19 patients in China-A descriptive qualitative study.Journal of clinical nursing · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background After a slow start due to an effective lockdown, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in India has been raging at a rapid pace, posing a formidable challenge to the healthcare system in the country. The personal protective equipment (PPE) undoubtedly provides a shield of protection for the healthcare workers (HCWs) fighting the disease as a valuable asset to the nation. However, there have been various problems associated with the PPE, ranging from its shortage to problems arising from heat, dehydration, etc while wearing them. There is a need to assess these problems faced by HCWs both qualitatively and quantitatively for their timely and effective redressal. Methods An electronic questionnaire survey was conducted among a cohort of HCWs who had performed COVID-19 duties and used PPE kits. The cohort consisted of different categories of doctors, nursing personnel, and other paramedical staff. Results The most common problems associated with using PPE kits was excessive sweating (100%), fogging of goggles, spectacles, or face shields (88%), suffocation (83%), breathlessness (61%), fatigue (75%), headache due to prolonged use (28%), and pressure marks on the skin at one or more areas on repeated use (19%). Occasional problems reported were skin allergy/dermatitis caused by the synthetic material of the PPE kit, face shield impinging onto the neck during intubation, and nasal pain, pain at the root of the pinna, and slipperiness of shoe covers. Various ways and means have been employed by the HCWs to actively address and solve these problems. Conclusion These plausible solutions will definitely help the HCWs to deal with and solve the problems arising out of the PPE use.
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