Open AccessProtective Equipment Preparedness and Accessibility: A Survey of Medical Trainees
Author(s) -
Navin R Prasad,
Jason An,
Hyunju Heineke,
Napatkamon Ayutyat,
Deepinder Bal,
R. Kashyap
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
hca healthcare journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3830
pISSN - 2689-0216
DOI - 10.36518/2689-0216.1240
Subject(s) - personal protective equipment , preparedness , economic shortage , covid-19 , pandemic , medical emergency , medicine , patient care , medical equipment , acute care , medical education , nursing , health care , political science , virology , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , outbreak
After being removed from patient care due to equipment shortages, medical students and new residents around the United States are returning to clinical medicine/acute care settings as the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic continues. We hypothesize that trainees returned with increased preparedness and had better access to and knowledge of personal protective equipment (PPE).