TY - JOUR
T1 - Reintroducing practical logic to PPE use: A video-based survey
AU - Hor, Su-Yin
AU - Wyer, Mary
AU - Gilbert, Lyn
AU - Urwin, Rachel
AU - Turnbull, Margo Louise
AU - Murphy, Margaret
AU - Jorm, Christine
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Emergency Department (ED) staff are at greater risk than other staff, of acquiring infectious diseases and inadvertently transmitting pathogens prior to diagnosis. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is crucial in reducing these risks, but what PPE is both sufficiently protective and practicable for routine use is contested. This study explores clinicians' opinions about what PPE is safe and feasible in different patient scenarios, using video clips of experienced clinicians donning and doffing PPE according to current national guidelines. The study aims to develop recommendations for minimum appropriate PPE adherence for frontline ED staff, when assessing newly admitted patients with unknown infectious risks.
AB - Emergency Department (ED) staff are at greater risk than other staff, of acquiring infectious diseases and inadvertently transmitting pathogens prior to diagnosis. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is crucial in reducing these risks, but what PPE is both sufficiently protective and practicable for routine use is contested. This study explores clinicians' opinions about what PPE is safe and feasible in different patient scenarios, using video clips of experienced clinicians donning and doffing PPE according to current national guidelines. The study aims to develop recommendations for minimum appropriate PPE adherence for frontline ED staff, when assessing newly admitted patients with unknown infectious risks.
U2 - 10.1016/j.idh.2017.09.062
DO - 10.1016/j.idh.2017.09.062
M3 - Conference article
VL - 22
JO - Infection, Disease and Health
JF - Infection, Disease and Health
SN - 2468-0451
IS - Supplement 1
M1 - S15
ER -
