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  • Emergency Medicine
  • Occupational Health

Background:

  • Historically male-dominated emergency services are increasingly incorporating women.
  • The use of personal protection equipment (PPE) in hazardous environments presents unique challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of level D biohazard personal protection equipment (PPE) on emergency professionals during resuscitation, analyzing gender-based differences.
  • To assess physiological tolerance to PPE in a simulated emergency scenario.

Main Methods:

  • An uncontrolled quasi-experimental study involving 96 volunteers, stratified by gender.
  • Volunteers performed simulated resuscitation in a controlled biohazard environment while wearing level D PPE.
  • Baseline and final vital signs were analyzed to assess physiological tolerance.

Main Results:

  • Univariate analysis revealed no significant interaction between gender and physiological tolerance to level D PPE.
  • Tolerance to the protective equipment was independent of the participant's gender.
  • Individual physiological responses varied, but not based on gender.

Conclusions:

  • Physiological tolerance to level D biohazard PPE during resuscitation is not gender-dependent.
  • Emergency professionals of any gender can perform skilled resuscitation tasks effectively when properly trained and equipped.
  • The findings support the integration of women into roles requiring high levels of protective gear without gender-based physiological limitations.