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Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic : Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers by Institute of Medicine; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic; Catharyn T. Liverman; Lewis R. Goldfrank is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>During an influenza pandemic, healthcare workers will be on the front lines delivering care to patients and preventing further spread of the disease. As the nation prepares for pandemic influenza, multiple avenues for protecting the health of the public are being carefully considered, ranging from rapid development of appropriate vaccines to quarantine plans should the need arise for their implementation. One vital aspect of pandemic influenza planning is the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)—the respirators, gowns, gloves, face shields, eye protection, and other equipment that will be used by healthcare workers and others in their day-to-day patient care responsibilities.</p> <div>However, efforts to appropriately protect healthcare workers from illness or from infecting their families and their patients are greatly hindered by the paucity of data on the transmission of influenza and the challenges associated with training and equipping healthcare workers with effective personal protective equipment. Due to this lack of knowledge on influenza transmission, it is not possible at the present time to definitively inform healthcare workers about what PPE is critical and wh

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Author

Institute of Medicine; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic; Catharyn T. Liverman; Lewis R. Goldfrank

Publisher

National Academies Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780309110471

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Management, Business