Limiting factors for wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in a health care environment evaluated in a randomised study.

Pandemics and re-emerging diseases put pressure on the health care system to prepare for patient care and sample logistics requiring enhanced personnel protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers. We generated quantifiable data on ergonomics of PPE applicable in a health care setting by defin...

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Main Authors: Martina Loibner, Sandra Hagauer, Gerold Schwantzer, Andrea Berghold, Kurt Zatloukal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210775