Best‐practices for preventing skin injury beneath personal protective equipment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A position paper from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel

V. Padula, William; Cuddigan, Janet; Ruotsi, Lee; Black, Joyce; M. Brienza, David; Capasso, Virginia; Cox, Jill; Delmore, Barbara; Holden‐Mount, Sarah; Muñoz, Nancy; Marie Nie, Ann; Pittman, Joyce; Eve Sonenblum, Sharon; Tescher, Ann; the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), For

doi:10.1111/jocn.15682

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Best‐practices for preventing skin injury beneath personal protective equipment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A position paper from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel

Published in Journal of Clinical Nursing • Feb 6, 2021

Authors:

William V. Padula

Janet Cuddigan

Lee Ruotsi

Abstract

COVID-19 has infected millions of patients and impacted healthcare workers worldwide. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a key component of protecting frontline clinicians against infection. The benefits of PPE far outweigh the risks, nonetheless, many clinicians are exhibiting skin injury cause...

Subject

Personal protective equipment

Medicine

Infection control

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