Open AccessWho is willing to risk his life for a patient with a potentially fatal, communicable disease during the peak of A/H1N1 pandemic in Israel?
Author(s) -
Yaron BarDayan,
Noga Boldor,
Inbar Kremer,
Michal London,
Rachel Levy,
Maya Iohan Barak,
Yosefa BarDayan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.82203
Subject(s) - preparedness , staffing , communicable disease , pandemic , health care , personal protective equipment , medicine , disease , occupational safety and health , nursing , public health , environmental health , family medicine , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , pathology , law
The willingness of healthcare workers to risk their lives for a patient with a potentially fatal, communicable disease is a major concern, especially during a pandemic where the need for adequate staffing is crucial and where the public atmosphere might enhance anxiety and fear of exposure.