Practical Solutions for Healthcare Worker Protection During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in the Ambulatory, Emergency, and Inpatient Settings

• Published in: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine Vol. 62; no. 11; p. e616
• Main Authors: Kraus, Anthony, Awoniyi, Oluwafunbi, AlMalki, Yousef, Bardeesi, Adham Sameer A, Edwards, Bridget, AlHajjaj, Fahad, Alossaimi, Bader, Benham, Todd, Bortolin, Michalengelo, Cattamanchi, Srihari, Court, Michael, Groves, John, Hernandez, Anthony, Issa, Fadi, Macgregor-Skinner, Gavin, Manners, Philip, Molloy, Michael, Romney, Douglas, Voskanyan, Amalia, Weiner, Debra, Yogman, Madeline, Hart, Alexander, Ciottone, Gregory
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Ambulatory Care Facilities; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; COVID-19; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans; Infection Control - organization & administration; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control; Pandemics - prevention & control; Personal Protective Equipment; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; SARS-CoV-2

Protecting healthcare workers is an essential component of a successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resource intensive nature of infectious disease protection, budgetary constraints, and global shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) make this a daunting task. Practical, easily i...