scholarly journals Unsuspected COVID-19 pneumonia suggests need for higher level of personal protective equipment usage during routine radiologic examinations: Two case reports

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-223
Author(s):  
Megan H Lee ◽  
Franco Verde ◽  
Pamela T Johnson ◽  
Elliot K. Fishman
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Equipment Usage

Mask Acne (Maskne): A New Variant of Acne Mechanica

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (11) ◽  
pp. 1866-1869
Keyword(s):  
Skin Temperature ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Distinct Pattern ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Equipment Usage ◽  
Local Increase ◽  
New Variant ◽  
Temperature And Humidity ◽  
Acne Mechanica

Mask acne (maskne) is the new variant of acne mechanica, associated with personal protective equipment usage in healthcare workers. Widespread daily use of facial masks for many hours during the COVID-19 pandemic has been linked to the development of new acne or exacerbation of the previous acne over the masked area, with a distinct pattern, referred to as the “O” zone area around the mouth. Maskne can be caused by friction, irritation, local increase in skin temperature, and humidity, the same mechanism as observed in acne mechanica. Keywords: Maskne; Pathophysiology; Diagnosis; Treatment; Prevention

Personal Protective Equipment Usage Measure

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Bray Preston ◽  
Esther M. Forti ◽  
Cathy D. Kassab
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Equipment Usage

scholarly journals Personal protective equipment usage, recycling and disposal among spine surgeons: An Asia Pacific Spine Society survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 230949902098817
Author(s):  
Chee Kidd Chiu ◽  
Chris Yin Wei Chan ◽  
Jason Pui Yin Cheung ◽  
Prudence Wing Hang Cheung ◽  
Siti Mariam Abd Gani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Equipment Usage

Purpose: In this study we investigated on the personal protective equipment (PPE) usage, recycling, and disposal among spine surgeons in the Asia Pacific region. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among spine surgeons in Asia Pacific. The questionnaires were focused on the usage, recycling and disposal of PPE. Results: Two hundred and twenty-two surgeons from 19 countries participated in the survey. When we sub-analysed the differences between countries, the provision of adequate PPE by hospitals ranged from 37.5% to 100%. The usage of PPE was generally high. The most used PPE were surgical face masks (88.7%), followed by surgical caps (88.3%), gowns (85.6%), sterile gloves (83.3%) and face shields (82.0%). The least used PPE were powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) (23.0%) and shoes/boots (45.0%). The commonly used PPE for surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients were N95 masks (74.8%), sterile gloves (73.0%), gowns (72.1%), surgical caps (71.6%), face shields (64.4%), goggles (64.0%), shoe covers (58.6%), plastic aprons (45.9%), shoes/boots (45.9%), surgical face masks (36.5%) and PAPRs (21.2%). Most PPE were not recycled. Biohazard bins were the preferred method of disposal for all types of PPE items compared to general waste. Conclusions: The usage of PPE was generally high among most countries especially for surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients except for Myanmar and Nepal. Overall, the most used PPE were surgical face masks. For surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients, the most used PPE were N95 masks. Most PPE were not recycled. Biohazard bins were the preferred method of disposal for all types of PPE.

Automated Supervision of Personal Protective Equipment Usage

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Dalmedico Gessoni ◽  
Edgar Vilela Gadbem ◽  
Pedro Gonçalves Alves ◽  
Matheus Pedroza Ferreira ◽  
André Luís Michels de Alcântara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Equipment Usage

scholarly journals Way Forward: Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscopy Work Flow Postlockdown Era

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 89-91
Author(s):  
Randhir Sud ◽  
Sukrit Sud
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Work Flow ◽  
Effective Vaccine ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Equipment Usage ◽  
Staff Protection ◽  
Asymptomatic Individuals

AbstractGastrointestinal tract endoscopy being an aerosol generating procedure increases the risk to staff and uninfected patients from a coronavirus disease 2019 patient. Social and physical distancing through “lockdown” has suppressed the spread of disease but will not eradicate it. Various endoscopy societies formulated guidelines to triage the patients and limit the work to only emergency and urgent cases and postpone “routine” endoscopies. Postlockdown infected vector pool will persist till an effective vaccine is widely available. Nonurgent cases cannot be postponed indefinitely. We need to identify infected symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals and create a safe environment for uninfected patients. Endoscopy staff protection through education, optimized manpower flow, and personal protective equipment usage and hand hygiene needs urgent attention. Proper environment sanitization, endoscope, and device reprocessing will remain important.

scholarly journals The Relation Between Knowledge and Attitude towards Behavior of Personal Protective Equipment Usage in Nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Gading Diah Zahara Putri ◽  
Y. Denny A. Wahyudiono
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Equipment Usage ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Risk Of Exposure ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Introduction: Nurses are health workers who have the highest intensity of interactions with patients, so they have high risk of exposure to hazards in a workplace. Work accidents and nosocomial infections are hazards in hospitals that can threaten the safety and health of nurses. The proper use of Personal Protective Equipment is, therefore, mandatory to be implemented as an effort to prevent and minimize the risk of exposure or infection. This research was conducted to identify nurses’ behavior of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) usage as well as to identify the relation between the level of knowledge and attitude as an internal factor of an individual in nurses’ behavior of PPE usage. Method: The research method used was observational with a cross-sectional study research design. The sample used in this research was determined by the total number of population, which was 12 nurses of pulmonary inpatient rooms at RSU Haji Surabaya in January-February 2020. The process of collecting data was done through interviews, questionnaires and observation on nursing care. The variables in this research were the level of knowledge, attitude, and behavior of PPE usage. Results: Most of the nurses had poor behavior (50%) of PPE usage with the majority having a moderate level of knowledge and attitude. Conclusion: There was a positive relation with strong correlation (ρ=0.635) between the level of knowledge and quiet strong correlation (ρ=0.417) between attitude that nurses had with their behavior of PPE usage.Keywords: attitude, behavior of personal protective equipment usage, knowledge, nurses

Impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Medicine in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: An International Survey in April 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (04) ◽  
pp. 294-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutz S. Freudenberg ◽  
Ulf Dittmer ◽  
Ken Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Public Versus Private ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction Preparations of health systems to accommodate large number of severely ill COVID-19 patients in March/April 2020 has a significant impact on nuclear medicine departments. Materials and Methods A web-based questionnaire was designed to differentiate the impact of the pandemic on inpatient and outpatient nuclear medicine operations and on public versus private health systems, respectively. Questions were addressing the following issues: impact on nuclear medicine diagnostics and therapy, use of recommendations, personal protective equipment, and organizational adaptations. The survey was available for 6 days and closed on April 20, 2020. Results 113 complete responses were recorded. Nearly all participants (97 %) report a decline of nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures. The mean reduction in the last three weeks for PET/CT, scintigraphies of bone, myocardium, lung thyroid, sentinel lymph-node are –14.4 %, –47.2 %, –47.5 %, –40.7 %, –58.4 %, and –25.2 % respectively. Furthermore, 76 % of the participants report a reduction in therapies especially for benign thyroid disease (-41.8 %) and radiosynoviorthesis (–53.8 %) while tumor therapies remained mainly stable. 48 % of the participants report a shortage of personal protective equipment. Conclusions Nuclear medicine services are notably reduced 3 weeks after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic reached Germany, Austria and Switzerland on a large scale. We must be aware that the current crisis will also have a significant economic impact on the healthcare system. As the survey cannot adapt to daily dynamic changes in priorities, it serves as a first snapshot requiring follow-up studies and comparisons with other countries and regions.

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