The education and practice program for medical students with quantitative and qualitative fit test for respiratory protective equipment.

ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis infection is prevalent in Korea and health care workers are vulnerable to tuberculosis infection in the hospital. The aims of this study were to develop and validate an education program that teaches senior medical students how to wear and choose the proper size and type of respiratory protective equipment (RPE), which may help reduce the risk of contracting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) from patients. Overall, 50 senior medical students participated in this education program. Methods of choosing the proper type of RPE, performing a fit check of the RPE, and choosing a suitable mask size were taught by certified instructors using the real-time quantitative fit test (QNFT). The validity of education program was evaluated with qualitative fit test (QLFT) before and after the

SUBMITTER: Myong JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4821901 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature