Published in Infection, disease & health
COVID-19 has brought unprecedented demands to general practitioners (GPs) worldwide. We examined their knowledge, preparedness, and experiences managing COVID-19 in Australia. A cross-sectional online survey of GPs members of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) was conducted between June and September 2020. Out of 244 surv...
Published in Dysphagia
Since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic a Global Public Health Emergency, experts in swallowing are seeking guidance on service delivery and clinical procedures. The European Society for Swallowing Disorders provides considerations to support experts in swallowing disorders in clinical practice. During the COVID-19 pandem...
Published in Internal and emergency medicine
The role of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in COVID-19 patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) is uncertain, as no direct evidence exists to support NIPPV use in such patients. We retrospectively assessed the effectiveness and safety of NIPPV in a cohort of COVID-19 patients consecutively admitted to the COVID-19...
Published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
ObjectivesCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious viral pandemic that has claimed the lives of millions. Personal protective equipment (PPE) may reduce the risk of transmission for health care workers (HCWs), especially in the emergency setting. This study aimed to compare the adherence to PPE donning and doffing protocols in the...
Published in International Journal of Emergency Medicine
BackgroundThe use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by emergency medical services (EMS) providers requires specific attention, as it takes place in out-of-hospital unsecured settings. The aim of this study was to evaluate which PPE gown was less contaminating during doffing procedures in an EMS setting.Six well-trained healthcare worker (HCW) ...
Published in Journal of Environmental Management
• Safety concerns are prevalent even with mechanical desludging. • Key concerns are exposure to harmful gases, skin infections and physical injury. • hierarchy of control pyramid need to be addressed in totality. • Measures to improve worker safety must address existing processes and practices. • All stakeholders – households, workers, government a...
Published in Scientific African
This study investigated the infection prevention and control measures adopted by eye care practitioners in Ghana and South Africa during the lockdown phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was used to investigate infection prevention and control measures by eye care practitioners in Ghana (n = 189) and South Africa (n ...
Published in Archives of Public Health
BackgroundInfection prevention and control (IPC) measures are crucial to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to explore the levels and determinants of HCWs’ IPC behaviors based on the theoretical domains framework (TDF), which has been shown to be effective in guiding behavior change.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in Wuhan...
Published in Infection, Disease & Health
Background Personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance is important to reduce the rate of transmission of virulent pathogens to health care workers. Medical officer compliance with PPE protocol for COVID-19 was audited in a regional hospital in Australia early in the pandemic response. Methods Compliance was assessed based on the order and techn...
V diplomski nalogi je predstavljen delovni proces v betonarni Pristava, podjetja GIC gradnje d.o.o. Večja pozornost je posvečena prepoznavanju nevarnosti in tveganj z vidika varnosti in zdravja pri delu, pri tem pa smo se še posebej osredotočili na hrup in opravili tudi okvirne meritve hrupa med delovanjem betonarne. Prav tako smo obravnavali osebn...
