HealthLeaders Media March 30, 2020
The national survey shows widespread shortages of personal protective equipment, including respirators, surgical masks, face shields, and gowns.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as respirators is essential to safeguard healthcare workers from novel coronavirus infection.
– A national survey of infection preventionists found that 48% of their healthcare facilities were either completely out of respirators or nearly out.
– Officials from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology say urgent action is needed to increase the supply of PPE.
Supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) are running out across the country, according to a national survey conducted by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
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