Personal Protective Equipment Interventions in the Era ofCOVID-19 Pandemics

Authors

  • Attapon Cheepsattayakorn Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Pathumtani Province, Thailand Author
  • Porntep Siriwanarangsun Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Pathumtani Province, Thailand Author
  • Ruangrong Cheepsattayakorn Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JVRR/2021(2)124

Keywords:

Personal Protective, Interventions, COVID-19 , Pandemics

Abstract

A recent study in China demonstrated that the rapid surge of COVID-19 in healthcare workers (HCWs) may be the lack of effective protection measures. This study revealed that there were no significant differences in the use of gloves or medical masks among the three group of intensive care unit (ICU) staff, staff working in the fever outpatient department, general patient room, Fangcang shelter hospital, emergency department, cleaning area, imaging examination area, and transfer vehicle, and  staff working in the general outpatient department, community, pharmacy, and administrative area. 

Author Biographies

  • Attapon Cheepsattayakorn, Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Pathumtani Province, Thailand

    Attapon Cheepsattayakorn, 10th Zonal Tuberculosis and Chest Disease Center, 143 Sridornchai Road Changklan Muang Chiang Mai 50100 Thailand. 

  • Porntep Siriwanarangsun, Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Pathumtani Province, Thailand


    Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Pathumtani Province, Thailand

  • Ruangrong Cheepsattayakorn, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Published

2021-01-08

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): Volume 2, Issue 1

Section

Articles