Open AccessAssociation between personal protective equipment and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in emergency department healthcare workers
Author(s) -
Danique Schmitz,
Marieke Vos,
Renate Stolmeijer,
Heleen Lameijer,
Titus Ja Schönberger,
Menno Gaakeer,
Bas de Groot,
Ties Eikendal,
Luuk Wansink,
Ewoud ter Avest
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1473-5695
pISSN - 0969-9546
DOI - 10.1097/mej.0000000000000766
Subject(s) - medicine , personal protective equipment , emergency department , infection control , health care , emergency medicine , incidence (geometry) , population , medical emergency , covid-19 , family medicine , environmental health , intensive care medicine , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , disease , optics , economics , economic growth
Healthcare personnel working in the emergency department (ED) is at risk of acquiring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-Cov-2). So far, it is unknown if the reported variety in infection rates among healthcare personnel is related to the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) or other factors.