Best Practices on HVAC Design to Minimize the Risk of COVID-19 Infection within Indoor Environments
Braz. arch. biol. technol
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63: e20200335, 2020. tab, graf
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Abstract The spread of Coronavirus is causing in the society all around the world a considerable degree of fear, worry and concern and particularly among healthcare workers that are at increased risk for infection. This paper gathers the strategy/guidelines to reduce the contamination in Intensive care unit (ICU) and in all the hospital environment. The ASHRAE and REHVA guidelines applied the UV-C Lamps, Pressure control filtration, Restroom actions and Humidity control to reduce the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in ICU. The role of infection control in the design of hospitals is increasing every day. This paper highlights the role of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning minimizing the risk of infection from airborne transmission within the built environment through the application of best practices.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Descontaminação
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Pandemias
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Guia de Prática Clínica
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. arch. biol. technol
Assunto da revista:
Biologia
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Portugal
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Catholic University of Paraná/BR
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Estácio Faculty/BR
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Federal University of Uberlândia/BR
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Professional Faculty/BR
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University of Beira Interior/PT
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