Design Strategies for Biocontainment Units to Reduce Risk During Doffing of High-level Personal Protective Equipment
Author(s) -
Maria F Wong,
Zorana Matić,
Gabrielle Conrad Campiglia,
Craig Zimring,
Joel Mumma,
Colleen S. Kraft,
Lisa M. Casanova,
Francis T. Durso,
Victoria Walsh,
Puja Shah,
Andi L. Shane,
Jesse T. Jacob,
Jennifer R. DuBose
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciz617
Subject(s) - personal protective equipment , workload , medicine , balance (ability) , simulation , physical therapy , computer science , covid-19 , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , operating system
Few data exist to guide the physical design of biocontainment units, particularly the doffing area. This can impact the contamination risk of healthcare workers (HCWs) during doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE).
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