@article{ref1,
title="Survey of UK health care first responders' knowledge of personal protective equipment requirements",
journal="Prehospital and disaster medicine",
year="2015",
author="Schumacher, Jan and Bond, Alexandra R. and Woodham, Valentine and Buckingham, Anna and Garnham, Francesca and Brinker, Andrea",
volume="30",
number="3",
pages="254-258",
abstract="Introduction An adequate level of personal protective equipment (PPE) is necessary when treating patients with highly infectious diseases or those contaminated with hazardous substances. <br><br>METHODS: Following National Institute for Health Research's Research Centre (London, United Kingdom) approval, the authors of this study conducted a survey of specialist registrars' knowledge of the respiratory and skin protection requirements needed during a resuscitation scenario with Advanced Life Support. Participant responses were compared to UK national recommendations and to a previous survey in 2009. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 98 specialist registrars (in Anesthesiology, n=51; in Emergency Medicine (EM), n=21; and in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) n=26) completed hand-delivered surveys. The best knowledge of PPE requirements (76%) was found for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), with less knowledge about PPE requirements for anthrax, plague, Ebola virus disease (EVD), and smallpox (60%). The results show limited knowledge of PPE requirements (20%-30%) for various chemical warfare agents. Personal protective equipment knowledge regarding treatment of sarin-contaminated casualties was over-rated by 80%, and for patients with EVD, it was over-rated by up to 67% of participants. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results of the tested cohort indicate that current knowledge regarding PPE for chemical warfare agents remains very limited. Schumacher J , Bond AR , Woodham V , Buckingham A , Garnham F , Brinker A. Survey of UK health care first responders' knowledge of personal protective equipment requirements. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015;30(3):1 5.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1049-023X",
doi="10.1017/S1049023X15004690",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X15004690"
}