Efficacy of Various Facial Protective Equipment for Infection Control in a Healthcare Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reinforced the importance of facial protection against droplet transmission of diseases. Healthcare workers wear personal protection equipment (PPE), including face shields and masks. Plastic face shields may have advantages over regular medical masks. Although many designs of face shields exist, there is a paucity of evidence regarding the efficacy of shield designs against droplet transmissions. There is even less published evidence comparing various face shields. Due to the urgency of the pandemic and the health and safety of healthcare workers, we aimed to study the efficacy of various face shields against droplet transmission.

Methods

We simulated droplet transmission via coughing using a heavy-duty chemical spra

SUBMITTER: Dinsmore J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8463064 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature