Personal Protective Equipment Solution for UK Military Medical Personnel working in an Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Unit in Sierra Leone

Abstract A combination of personal protective equipment (PPE) together with protocols for donning and doffing was designed to protect British and Canadian Military medical personnel in the Kerry Town Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in Sierra Leone. The PPE solution was selected to protect medical staff f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2017-05, Vol.96 (1), p.42-48
Hauptverfasser:	Reidy, Pelagia, Fletcher, Tom, Shieber, Clare, Shallcross, Jane, Towler, Helen, Ping, Michelle, Kenworthy, Leigh, Silman, Nigel, Aarons, Emma
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Canada Disposable PPE Ebola Ebola treatment unit Ebolavirus - pathogenicity Health Personnel - education Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - prevention & control Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - therapy Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - transmission Humans Hypochlorous Acid - adverse effects Hypochlorous Acid - therapeutic use Infectious Disease Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control Military Personnel - education Occupational Exposure - prevention & control Oxidants - adverse effects Oxidants - therapeutic use Personal protective equipment (PPE) Personal Protective Equipment - standards Personal Protective Equipment - utilization Re-usable PPE Sierra Leone - epidemiology United Kingdom Visors, gloves, goggles, boots
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