Emergency Medical Services resource capacity and competency amid COVID-19 in the United States: preliminary findings from a national survey
C Gibson, C Ventura, GD Collier - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Objective This study aimed to investigate available resources, Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) availability, sanitation practices, institutional policies, and opinions among …
Equipment (PPE) availability, sanitation practices, institutional policies, and opinions among …
Emergency medical services personnel awareness and training about personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic
RE Cash, MK Rivard, CA Camargo Jr… - Prehospital …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: With the emergence of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19),
appropriate training for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel on personal …
appropriate training for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel on personal …
Self-reported use of personal protective equipment among emergency department nurses, physicians and advanced practice providers during the 2020 COVID-19 …
Background: Emergency departments (EDs) have seen dramatic surges in patients infected
with COVID-19 and are high-risk transmission environments. Knowledge, attitudes and …
with COVID-19 and are high-risk transmission environments. Knowledge, attitudes and …
American frontline healthcare personnel's access to and use of personal protective equipment early in the COVID-19 pandemic
JW Rich-Edwards, M Ding, CM Rocheleau… - … of occupational and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To quantify adequacy of personal protective equipment (PPE) for US healthcare
personnel (HCP) at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with infection …
personnel (HCP) at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with infection …
Availability and crisis standards of care for personal protective equipment during fall 2020 of the COVID-19 pandemic: a national study by the APIC COVID-19 task …
T Rebmann, RT Alvino, JE Holdsworth - American journal of infection …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in personal protective equipment (PPE)
shortages in spring 2020, necessitating crisis protocols. Methods An online survey was …
shortages in spring 2020, necessitating crisis protocols. Methods An online survey was …
Occupational exposures and programmatic response to COVID-19 pandemic: an emergency medical services experience
DL Murphy, LM Barnard, CJ Drucker… - Emergency Medicine …, 2020 - emj.bmj.com
Rigorous assessment of occupational COVID-19 risk and personal protective equipment
(PPE) use is not well-described. We evaluated 9-1-1 emergency medical services (EMS) …
(PPE) use is not well-described. We evaluated 9-1-1 emergency medical services (EMS) …
How should emergency medical services personnel protect themselves and the patients during COVID-19 pandemic?
M Jalili - Frontiers in Emergency Medicine, 2020 - fem.tums.ac.ir
Emergency medical services (EMS) play a vital role in the management of public health
emergencies such as epidemics of infectious diseases. Unique challenges, however, are …
emergencies such as epidemics of infectious diseases. Unique challenges, however, are …
An international survey of healthcare workers use of personal protective equipment during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic
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 …
has been used and reused during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic …
Availability of personal protective equipment and diagnostic and treatment facilities for healthcare workers involved in COVID-19 care: A cross-sectional study in Brazil …
Many affected counties have had experienced a shortage of personal protective equipment
(PPE) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We aimed to investigate the …
(PPE) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We aimed to investigate the …
[HTML][HTML] Potential indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on use of emergency departments for acute life-threatening conditions—United States, January–May …
SJ Lange - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020 - cdc.gov
Persons experiencing chest pain, loss of motor function, altered mental status, or other life-
threatening issues should seek immediate emergency care, regardless of the pandemic …
threatening issues should seek immediate emergency care, regardless of the pandemic …