How Can Personal Protective Equipment Be Best Used and Reused: A Closer Look at Donning and Doffing Procedures.

Ashley M HughesDevin DoosRami A AhmedTrang N D PhamPaul Barach

Published in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2022)

TA was helpful revealed that the procedure for donning and doffing of re-used PPE does not protect ED personnel from contaminant spread and risk of exposure, even with protective behaviors present (e.g., hand hygiene, respirator use, etc.). Future work should make more apparent the underlying risks associated with PPE use and reuse.

Keyphrases

emergency department
wastewater treatment
current status
minimally invasive
single cell
human health
diffusion weighted imaging
computed tomography