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COVID-19: A systematic evaluation of personal protective equipment (PPE) performance during restraint
Author(s) -
Roland Dix,
David Straiton,
Peter Metherall,
J Laidlaw,
Lisa McLean,
Andy Hayward,
Gary Ginger,
Louise Forrester,
Paul O’Rourke,
Rob Jefferies
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicine science and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 2042-1818
pISSN - 0025-8024
DOI - 10.1177/00258024211000805
Subject(s) - personal protective equipment , medicine , face masks , hand washing , contamination , cleanser , medical emergency , face shield , hygiene , covid-19 , health care , pathology , ecology , disease , economics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , economic growth
Restraint is widely practised within inpatient mental health services and is considered a higher-risk procedure for patients and staff. There is a sparsity of evidence in respect of the efficacy of personal protective equipment (PPE) used during restraint for reducing risk of infection.

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