Proper selection and use of personal protective equipment for healthcare providers in the battle against coronavirus disease 2019

RAO Lin1; 2; 3; HAN Wendong3; 4; LI Hong1; 2; CHEN Li3

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2020.01.009

2020 , Vol. 15 >Issue 1: 44 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2020.01.009

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Proper selection and use of personal protective equipment for healthcare providers in the battle against coronavirus disease 2019

RAO Lin1 ,
2 ,
3 ,
HAN Wendong3 ,
4 ,
LI Hong1 ,
2 ,
CHEN Li3

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1. The International Peace Maternal and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; 2. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai 200030, China; 3. Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), and Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; 4. Biosafety level 3 laboratory, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China

Received date: 2020-02-24

Online published: 2020-02-25

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Personal protective equipment (PPE) are essential nosocomial control devices to reduce the risk of occupational infection. At present, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe global concern, causing more than 70 thousand infections and around 27 hundred deaths. In addition, it already infected more than 3 thousand medical staffs, posted new risks and challengers to our healthcare system and medical professionals, especially the ones working in close distance with COVID-19 patients. In this paper, the current standards of PPE, proper use procedures for PPE and special attentions needed to prevent protected exposure are reviewed and discussed.

Key words： Healthcare workers; Personal protective equipment; Risk assessment; Protected exposure

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RAO Lin1 , 2 , 3 , HAN Wendong3 , 4 , LI Hong1 , 2 , CHEN Li3 . Proper selection and use of personal protective equipment for healthcare providers in the battle against coronavirus disease 2019[J]. Journal of Microbes and Infections, 2020 , 15(1) : 44 -51 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2020.01.009

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