Risk Reduction in Healthcare Workers in the COVID-19 Outbreak

Abstract

The epidemic of COVID-19, which started to appear since December 2019, has affected the world. The first case was detected in our country on March 11, 2020. Healthcare professionals are the highest-risk occupational groups against this virus. During the epidemic in China, more than 1,500 health workers were infected in the first three months. Due to this high risk of exposure, proper use of personal protective equipment such as goggles, bones, protective clothes and masks becomes important. In this review, methods of reducing occupational transmission risks of healthcare workers were evaluated by using occupational health and safety principles in COVID-19 outbreak.

Keywords

• occupational health,healthcare workers,personel protective equipment,COVID-19

COVİD-19 Salgınında Sağlık Çalışanlarında Risk Azaltılması

Abstract

Aralık 2019’dan beri görülmeye başlayan COVİD-19 salgını tüm dünyayı etkilemiştir. 11 Mart 2020’de ülkemizde ilk vaka tespit edilmiştir. Yoğun infektivitesi olan bu virüs karşısında sağlık çalışanları en yüksek risk altındaki meslek grubudur. Çin’de salgın sırasında ilk üç ay içinde 1500’ün üzerinde sağlık çalışanı enfekte olmuştur. Bu yüksek maruziyet riski nedeniyle gözlük, bone, tulum, maske gibi kişisel koruyucu donanımların yerinde ve uygun kullanımı önem kazanmaktadır. Bu derlemede sağlık çalışanlarının COVİD-19 salgınında iş sağlığı ve güvenliği ilkeleri kullanılarak mesleki bulaş risklerini azaltma yolları ve yöntemleri irdelenmiştir.

Keywords

• iş sağlığı,sağlık çalışanı,kişisel koruyucu donanım,COVID-19

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