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Published on: May 9, 2018
Evaluation of 9 health care organizations' respiratory protection programs and respiratory protective device
Linda Morris Brown1, Bonnie Rogers2, Kathleen Buckheit2
1Biostatistics and Epidemiology Division, Environmental and Health Sciences Unit, RTI International, Rockville, MD.
Abstract:
Interview, observational, and discussion group data at 9 health care organizations (HCOs) were collected to better understand elastomeric half-facepiece respirators' (EHFRs) use. We found that HCOs do not routinely use EHFRs as a respiratory protection device (RPD) for health care workers; compliance with other respirator types was less than expected. This finding has important training implications for proper use of all RPDs and EHFRs as an alternative RPD stockpiled for use during a respiratory infectious outbreak.
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