This paper describes an initiative to integrate aspects of ergonomics and comfort into a selection system for personal protective equipment (PPE). Selection criteria intended for PPE mainly focus on the efficiency of chemical protection to reduce respiratory and skin exposure. However, the efficiency of PPE is not exclusively determined by the protection aspects of respiratory protective equipm...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess adherence and knowledge of manicures/pedicures on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). METHODS It was a survey with 235 manicures/pedicures in salons, Belo Horizonte/Brazil. Data were analyzed with the software Statistical package for the social sciences (17.0), using descriptive statistics, chi-square and logistic regression. RESULTS The adhe...

Absolutely. And with such a high volume of used personal protective equipment (PPE) piling up across the globe, one Indian fashion designer has decided to put her skills good use by turning PPE offcuts into mattresses for patients covid-19. Lakshmi Menon had brainwave after hearing that covid …

The high rate of Covid-19 infection that occurs today requires the fulfillment health facilities for doctors and workers, especially Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in handling patients during pandemic. PPE shortages were widely reported some care various regions. Not only privately owned service facilities, government hospitals community centers are also not spared from experiencing limite...

An expected accident can happen at any time during a routine practice in the dental office due to the types of instruments used. One of the instruments used in routine dental practice is a high speed drill and a bur. If Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is not practiced at any time in the dental office, very serious injuries could easily happen to the clinician, staff or to the patient.

AIM To determine the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among pregnant greenhouse workers in Italy and to identify risk factors related to the non-use of appropriate preventive measures. METHODS A structured questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers, to Italian female greenhouse workers regarding their use of PPE and the occurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes in their f...