作者
Bory Kea, Alicia Johnson, Amber Lin, Jodi Lapidus, Jennifer N Cook, Calvin Choi, Bernard P Chang, Marc A Probst, Joel Park, Clare Atzema, Blanca Coll‐Vinent, Giorgio Constantino, Dar'ya Pozhidayeva, Amy Wilson, Adrienne Zell, Matt Hansen
发表日期
2021/4
期刊
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
卷号
2
期号
2
页码范围
e12392
简介
Objective
Little is known regarding the specific ways personal protective equipment (PPE) has been used and reused during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. The objective of this study was to evaluate the patterns of PPE use and the impact of PPE availability on the attitudes and well‐being of an international population of healthcare workers.
Methods
This was an online, cross‐sectional survey of healthcare workers. The survey was disseminated internationally using social media, specialty society list‐serves, and email augmented by snowball sampling to healthcare workers who provided direct care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID‐19. The survey was conducted between April 13 and May 1, 2020. The primary outcome was self‐reported PPE use during aerosol‐generating medical procedures. Other outcomes included PPE use during care for respiratory patients in general …
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