Ridhima Bhatia, Richa Aggarwal, Banupriya Ravichandrane, Karthiga Rajendrakumar, Aasim Ahmed, Debasis Sahoo, Kapil Dev Soni, Puneet Khanna, Anjan Trikha
BACKGROUND: In the fight against the pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE) has played a vital role. However, working with PPE has its own difficulties and problems. The aim of this study was to find out the reasons of early doffing, that is, in doffing in emergency situations before the shift among healthcare workers (HCWs) working in PPE in the COVID areas in resource-limited settings. METHODS: This cross-sectional, survey-based study was carried out on healthcare workers involved in direct care of patients with COVID-19 in tertiary care COVID center, India...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine