Use of personal protective equipment during infectious disease outbreak and nonoutbreak conditions: A survey of emergency medical technicians

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-56

  Visentin, Laura M ^a   Bondy, Susan J ^a   Schwartz, Brian ^c,d   Morrison, Laurie J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Sunnybrook Osler Centre For Prehospital Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency medical system; Infectious disease; Outbreak; Paramedics; Population survey; Prehospital medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; FILTER; GAS MASK; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMET; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURGICAL MASK; VENTILATOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 67650364538     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500010915     Document Type: Review

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