Review

Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic

Volume: 14 Number: COVID-19 July 24, 2020
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Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 is highly contagious and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 are not yet fully elucidated. It is known that the ill person begins to become contagious before the symptoms of the disease begin. Also asymptomatic person who are infected but does not have symptoms and signs, can infect other individuals. The only way for health workers to protect themselves from COVID-19 is proper use of personal protective equipment and to ensure hand hygiene. COVID-19 is transmitted through close contact and large respiratory droplets and not transmitted by airborne. The surgical mask prevents the passage of respiratory droplets. However, during the aerosol producing procedures performed on the patient, small particles containing infectious particles are scattered to air in high amounts. Healthcare workers are more likely become infected during these procedures. It is recommended to wear respirator during these procedures. Use of masks or respirators must be in conjunction with other recommended PPE and appropriate hand hygiene.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

July 24, 2020

Submission Date

July 14, 2020

Acceptance Date

July 24, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 14 Number: COVID-19

APA
Bayhan, G. İ., & Bedir, T. (2020). Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, 14(COVID-19), 15-17. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.769352
AMA
1.Bayhan Gİ, Bedir T. Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020;14(COVID-19):15-17. doi:10.12956/tchd.769352
Chicago
Bayhan, Gülsüm İclal, and Tuğba Bedir. 2020. “Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14 (COVID-19): 15-17. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.769352.
EndNote
Bayhan Gİ, Bedir T (July 1, 2020) Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14 COVID-19 15–17.
IEEE
[1]G. İ. Bayhan and T. Bedir, “Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic”, Turkish J Pediatr Dis, vol. 14, no. COVID-19, pp. 15–17, July 2020, doi: 10.12956/tchd.769352.
ISNAD
Bayhan, Gülsüm İclal - Bedir, Tuğba. “Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14/COVID-19 (July 1, 2020): 15-17. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.769352.
JAMA
1.Bayhan Gİ, Bedir T. Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020;14:15–17.
MLA
Bayhan, Gülsüm İclal, and Tuğba Bedir. “Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, vol. 14, no. COVID-19, July 2020, pp. 15-17, doi:10.12956/tchd.769352.
Vancouver
1.Gülsüm İclal Bayhan, Tuğba Bedir. Personnel Protective Equipment for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020 Jul. 1;14(COVID-19):15-7. doi:10.12956/tchd.769352

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