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Review
. 2020 Mar 13:10.1097/JD9.0000000000000085.
doi: 10.1097/JD9.0000000000000085. Online ahead of print.

Prevention and Treatment of Skin Damage Caused by Personal Protective Equipment: Experience of the First-Line Clinicians Treating 2019-nCoV Infection

Nuo-Ya Zhou  1   2 , Liu Yang  1   2   3 , Li-Yun Dong  1   2 , Yan Li  1   2 , Xiang-Jie An  1   2 , Jing Yang  1   2 , Liu Yang  1   2 , Chang-Zheng Huang  1   2 , Juan Tao  1   2
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Prevention and Treatment of Skin Damage Caused by Personal Protective Equipment: Experience of the First-Line Clinicians Treating 2019-nCoV Infection

Nuo-Ya Zhou et al. Int J Dermatol Venereol. .
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Conflicts of interest: The authors reported no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Facial pressure injuries induced by personal protective equipment. (A) Mask indentations on the nose and cheek. (B) Blisters on the nose.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Hydrogel dressings used to prevent facial pressure injury induced by personal protective equipment. (A) A hydrogel eye patch on the left side of the face. (B) The patch is positioned under the edge of a N95 mask. (C) After wearing the N95 mask for 4 hours continuously, there is obvious indentation and erythema on the right side of the face, but no obvious indentation on the left side of the face. (D) “W” type adhesive hydrogel eye paste to prevent pressure damage on the nose and face induced by the mask. (E) Proper use of the hydrogel patch does not affect the tightness of the mask. (F) The hydrogel patch is easily removed.
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