Protection of Health Care Professionals During an Epidemic: Medical, Ethical, and Legal Ramifications

Protection of Health Care Professionals During an Epidemic: Medical, Ethical, and Legal Ramifications

The welfare of health care professionals working in hazardous environments is a concerning issue. Personal protective equipment such as face masks, disposable gowns, hair covers, gloves, and shoe covers is often used to prevent contamination from patient contact and droplets. This is espe...

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Main Author: Guddati, Achuta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-07-01
Series:Interactive Journal of Medical Research
Online Access:https://www.i-jmr.org/2020/3/e19144
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spelling doaj-0f5e24e079294f408ec94a7b760ffb422021-05-03T02:53:38ZengJMIR PublicationsInteractive Journal of Medical Research1929-073X2020-07-0193e1914410.2196/19144Protection of Health Care Professionals During an Epidemic: Medical, Ethical, and Legal RamificationsGuddati, Achuta The welfare of health care professionals working in hazardous environments is a concerning issue. Personal protective equipment such as face masks, disposable gowns, hair covers, gloves, and shoe covers is often used to prevent contamination from patient contact and droplets. This is especially relevant during an epidemic, when health care professionals are at elevated risk of infection. Failure to provide adequate protection to health care workers during epidemics has medical, ethical, and legal ramifications.https://www.i-jmr.org/2020/3/e19144
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title_short Protection of Health Care Professionals During an Epidemic: Medical, Ethical, and Legal Ramifications
title_full Protection of Health Care Professionals During an Epidemic: Medical, Ethical, and Legal Ramifications
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description The welfare of health care professionals working in hazardous environments is a concerning issue. Personal protective equipment such as face masks, disposable gowns, hair covers, gloves, and shoe covers is often used to prevent contamination from patient contact and droplets. This is especially relevant during an epidemic, when health care professionals are at elevated risk of infection. Failure to provide adequate protection to health care workers during epidemics has medical, ethical, and legal ramifications.
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