Use of Personal Protective Equipment Among Healthcare Workers During the First and the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To treat and properly care for COVID-19 patients it is vital to have healthy healthcare workers to ensure the continued function of the healthcare system and to prevent transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to patients, co-workers, and the community. Personal protective equipment (PPE) can prevent healthcare workers from being infected with and transmitting SARS-CoV-2. Experience and training are pivotal to ensure optimal protection. This study aims to examine the use and failure of PPE and compliance with PPE guidelines during the first and the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic among Danish healthcare workers.

Methods

Healthcare workers from the Central Denmark Region and the Capital Region of Denmark were invited to pa

SUBMITTER: Cramer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9452181 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature