Med. praxi. 2021;18(1):75-78 | DOI: 10.36290/med.2021.013

The most common errors in the use of personal protective equipment

PhDr. Simona Saibertová, Ph.D., prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D.
Katedra ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, Lékařská fakulta, Masarykova univerzita, Brno

Care for patients suffering from the covid-19 infection is difficult for healthcare professionals because of the need to use all the recommended personal protective equipment (PPE). When PPE is used, fundamental errors occur. The errors potentially lead to a spread of the infection through contamination or even to occurrence of the disease in healthcare professionals. The paper summarizes the basic recommendations for the appropriate use of PPE as well as the most common mistakes that healthcare professionals can make in the clinical practice.

Keywords: personal protective equipment, covid-19, prevention, healthcare professionals.

Published: April 6, 2021  Show citation

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Saibertová S, Pokorná A. The most common errors in the use of personal protective equipment. Med. praxi. 2021;18(1):75-78. doi: 10.36290/med.2021.013.
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