Whole-Process Emergency Training of Personal Protective Equipment Helps Healthcare Workers Against COVID-19: Design and Effect.
J Occup Environ Med
; 62(6): 420-423, 2020 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-594706
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To develop an emergency training program of personal protective equipment (PPE) for general healthcare workers (HCWs) who may be under the threat of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and evaluate the effect of the program.METHODS:
A three-stage training program was designed. The complete clinical workflow together with infectious disease ward was simulated. To verify the effect of the program, an experimental training with pre- and post-test was conducted before large-scale training.RESULTS:
Post-test scores were significantly improved when compared with the pre-test scores. Among all PPE, N95 respirator and protective coverall needed training most. Meanwhile, "proficiency level" and "mutual check & help" also needed to be strengthened as independent scoring points.CONCLUSION:
This training program significantly improved the performances of participants. It may therefore be applied for general HCWs on a larger scale.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Personnel, Hospital
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Infection Control
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Coronavirus Infections
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Education, Continuing
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Pandemics
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Occup Environ Med
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
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Environmental Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
JOM.0000000000001877
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