Exposure to a Surrogate Measure of Contamination From Simulated Patients by Emergency Department Personnel Wearing Personal Protective Equipment
Oren Feldman, Michal Meir, Danielle Shavit, Ravit Idelman, Itai Shavit
Abstract
This study uses an atomizer and fluorescent markers to simulate contamination of uncovered skin and hair of health care workers wearing personal protective equipment after intubating patient manikins under emergency conditions.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePersonal protective equipmentContaminationEmergency departmentMedical emergencyMeasure (data warehouse)Emergency medicineNursingPathologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Infectious disease (medical specialty)BiologyDiseaseComputer scienceDatabaseEcologyInfection Control and VentilationOccupational Health and Safety ResearchInfection Control in Healthcare