Use of ultraviolet-fluorescence-based simulation in evaluation of personal protective equipment worn for first assessment and care of a patient with suspected high-consequence infectious disease

• Published in: The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 99; no. 2; pp. 218 - 228
• Main Authors: Hall, S., Poller, B., Bailey, C., Gregory, S., Clark, R., Roberts, P., Tunbridge, A., Poran, V., Evans, C., Crook, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Cross Infection - prevention & control; Ebola; Fluorescence visualization; Fluorescent Dyes - analysis; Health care; Health Personnel; Health Services Research - methods; Humans; Infection Control - methods; Personal Protective Equipment - utilization; PPE; Retrospective Studies; Simulation; Staining and Labeling - methods; Training; United Kingdom; Volunteers; Health care; Training; PPE; Simulation; Fluorescence visualization; Ebola

Variations currently exist across the UK in the choice of personal protective equipment (PPE) used by healthcare workers when caring for patients with suspected high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs). To test the protection afforded to healthcare workers by current PPE ensembles during assessm...