Personal Protective Equipment used in Coronavirus Pandemic

Authors : Ali ASAN

Pages : 33-34

Doi:10.46310/tjim.726489

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Publication Date : 2020-04-29

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China`s Hubei province, was reported to the China country Office of the World Health Organization insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WHO); on December 31, 2019. The causative agent was identified as a new coronavirus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2019-nCoV); on January 7, 2020, and the causative agent was identified as a new coronavirus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2019-nCoV); that has not previously been detected in humans. Later, the name of the 2019-nCoV disease was accepted as COVID-19, and the virus was named as SARS-CoV-2 due to its similarity to SARS CoV.1-3 During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic period, special attention should be paid to personal protective equipment insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PPE);. Medical staff protection is particularly important because of the risk of infecting other medical team members, not only doctors, nurses, or paramedics but also other support staff necessary to ensure continuity of care for patients.
Keywords : Coronavirus, pandemic, PPE

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