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. 2021 Apr;10(4):1547-1553.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1772_20. Epub 2021 Apr 29.

Rational use of PPE and preventing PPE related skin damage

Binit Sureka  1 , Vijaya Lakshmi Nag  2 , Mahendra Kumar Garg  3 , Vibhor Tak  2 , Mithu Banerjee  4 , Ashok Bishnoi  5 , Sanjeev Misra  6
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Review

Rational use of PPE and preventing PPE related skin damage

Binit Sureka et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

On 31st December, 2019, an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was declared in Wuhan, China. On 24 March 2020, there was a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, followed by Janata curfew on 22nd March. As the pandemic has developed and spread across continents, everyone including policy makers have realized shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as N95 respirators, coverall, and face shields. This is one of the major factors putting healthcare workers not only at risk of infection but also to various side effects of prolonged use of PPE. Based on international experiences, new ideas in procuring and mass manufacturing, rational use of PPE equipment is the need of hour, especially for developing nations which lack adequate resources and infrastructure for manufacturing PPEs.

Keywords: COVID; personal protective equipment; rational; side effects; skin.

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Customized PPE (made of water impervious polyester coated with polyacrylic) consisting of inner coverall, outer gown, face shield, shoe cover, gloves, N95 mask being used at AIIMS Jodhpur
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Cost-effectiveness analysis
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