Use of personal protective equipment among health care personnel: Results of clinical observations and simulations

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 17-23

  Kang, JaHyun ^a   O'Donnell, John M ^a   Colaianne, Bonnie ^b   Bircher, Nicholas ^c   Ren, Dianxu ^a   Smith, Kenneth J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Fluorescent powder; Health care personnel; Personal protective equipment; Simulation; Videotape analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFOG SURGICAL MASK; ARTICLE; BOOT COVER; BOUFFANT CAP; CHAMBER STYLE SURGICAL MASK; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUP STYLE N95 RESPIRATOR; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISPOSABLE BLUE SURGICAL GOWN; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DISPOSABLE FULL BODY GOWN; DISPOSABLE IMPERMEABLE SURGICAL GOWN; DISPOSABLE YELLOW SURGICAL GOWN; FACE MASK; FACE SHIELD; FEMALE; FLAT FOLD STYLE N95 RESPIRATOR; FLUORESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; GOGGLE; HAZMAT SUIT FULL BODY GOWN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG HOOD; LONG SLEEVE GLOVE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POUCH STYLE N95 RESPIRATOR; POWDER; POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROTECTIVE GLOVE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PULLOVER HOOD; SHOE COVER; SHORT HOOD; SHORT SLEEVE GLOVE; SIMULATION; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL CAP; SURGICAL GOWN; SURGICAL MASK; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VENTILATOR; VIDEOTAPE; YOUNG ADULT; BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION; PENNSYLVANIA; STAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION; VIDEORECORDING;

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR OBSERVATION TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STAINING AND LABELING; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85009811534     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.08.011     Document Type: Article

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