The "suit. Pro."

ABSTRACT

Clinical problem or need Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) has become a daily routine for most healthcare providers. However, wearing it is not only a troublesome thing but also time-consuming, which may affect the quality of patient care. In certain emergent scenarios (e.g. out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) or respiratory failure), every second counts. We believed in that "Suit. Pro.";the new version of the traditional PPE will benefit the workflow in managing life-threatened patients and make them comfortable of wearing PPE during the pandemic. The concept of innovation and how it works The "Suit. Pro." solves the problems while putting your lower extremities in the PPE, which is the rate-determining step in wearing PPE. We made three main adjustments Widen the leg opening of PPE;Widen the opening of the shoe cover and use a cord lock and a cord to tighten it up instead of an elastic band;Shorten the pants to about 15cm below the knee and lengthen the shoe cover to about 5cm below the knee to make an adequate overlap without redundant length. These adjustments speed up the wearing process and will not compromise the effectiveness of protection. Feasibility and usability We have performed multiple simulation studies (Film 1) to test the efficacy of the "Suit. Pro." Due to its user-friendly design, our colleagues can wear it smoothly and fast even if they have never used it before. You can wear the "Suit. Pro." running without loosening the shoe cover. Moreover, some colleagues wearing bigger shoes put "Suit. Pro." on easily without losing balance or making their shoes stuck in the pants. The "Suit. Pro." is so easy to wear and not only speeds up the wearing process but makes the whole wearing process more pleasant. Scalability and sustainability The "Suit. Pro." definitely can be mass-produced by companies because it was redesigned with easily accessible materials. It took us an extra USD2 to remake one suit. There is no concern about sustainability because PPE is disposable.