Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in COVID 19 Pandemic: Related Symptoms and Adverse Reactions in Healthcare Workers and General Population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess prevalence of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)-related symptoms and adverse reactions during Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemics.

Methods

We conducted an observational study among people exposed to various degree of infectious risk. Data were collected with a self-administered online questionnaire.

Results

The entire cohort complained about a wide range of adverse reactions: respiratory symptoms affected 80.3% of respondents, 68.5% referred pressure-related skin lesions, fewer manifested a dermatosis of different grade or ocular symptoms. Most of the affected individuals belonged to healthcare staff and manifestations were predicted by wearing time (more than 6 h/d). Moreover, symptoms were higher in the healthcare staff wearing N95/FFP2 respira

SUBMITTER: Battista RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7864606 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature