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Creator: Lane, Morgan, Colleen S. Kraft, Marie Ayers, Kari Love, Erik Brownsword, and Mary Elizabeth Sexton.
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-11-04
Description: Given supply constraints of N95s in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities have turned to extended use protocols and new sources of N95s. -
Creator: Lenhart, Steven W., Teresa Seitz, Douglas Trout, and Nancy Bollinger.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2004-03-01
Description: The goal of occupational health practice is to protect the health of workers by preventing diseases and injuries from occurring. -
Creator: Lindsley, William G., John D. Noti, Francoise M. Blachere, Jonathan V. Szalajda, and Donald H. Beezhold.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2014
Description: Health care workers are exposed to potentially infectious airborne particles while providing routine care to coughing patients. -
Creator: Lore, Michael B., Brian K. Heimbuch, Teanne L. Brown, Joseph D. Wander, and Steven H. Hinrichs.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2011-08-22
Description: Filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) are recommended for use as precautions against airborne pathogenic microorganisms; however, during pandemics demand for FFRs may far exceed availability. -
Creator: MacIntyre, C. Raina, Cauchemez Simon, E. Dwyer Dominic, Seale Holly, Cheung Pamela, Browne Gary, Fasher Michael, Wood James, Gao Zhanhai, Booy Robert, and Ferguson Neil.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2009-02
Description: Many countries are stockpiling face masks for use as a nonpharmaceutical intervention to control virus transmission during an influenza pandemic. -
Creator: Marie A de Perio, Chad H Dowell, Lisa J Delaney, Lewis J Radonovich, David T Kuhar, Neil Gupta, Anita Patel, Satish K Pillai, Maryann D'Alessandro
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-05-19
Description: N95 respirators are personal protective equipment most often used to control exposures to infections transmitted via the airborne route. Supplies of N95 respirators can become depleted during pandemics or when otherwise in high demand. In this paper,… -
Creator: Mills, Devin, Delbert A. Harnish, Caryn Lawrence, Megan Sandoval-Powers, and Brian K. Heimbuch.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-04-17
Description: Safe and effective decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) has the potential to significantly extend FFR holdings, mitigating a potential shortage due to an influenza pandemic or other pandemic events. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-03-16
Description: COVID-19: PPE-Flyer (pdf file, printable flyer, infographic) PPE Competency Validation Checklist (pdf file) PPE Competency Validation Checklist - Instructor Guide. (pdf instructor guide) PPE/Glove removal: For step-by-step instructions on the…Conservation strategies: This resource contains recommendations facilitating conservation of equipment and supplies during contingency (expected shortages) and crisis (known shortages) capacities and should not be applied as guidance when conventional capacities are available.
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Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-03-05
Description: During a national emergency, demand for personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gloves, gowns and respirators, to protect healthcare workers can outpace the available stock... Researchers measured the inhalation/exhalation resistance and… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-03-06
Description: In response to developing national and international shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), many facilities are implementing enhanced clinical practice guidelines to preserve their supply of items such as gowns and masks. Including the…