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Queensland health workers not protected by ill-fitting PPE and face masks, representatives say
Queensland nurses and health workers are still fighting the frontline battle against COVID-19, but many across the state’s south-east corner are saying they still have safety equipment that does not fit.
Key points:
- Some nurses and healthcare workers in Queensland’s south-east say they have not had their PPE fit tested in more than 10 years
- The Nurses Professional Association of Queensland is calling for annual fit testing to become law
- Queensland Health is currently working on a document to strengthen the infection prevention measures
Queensland Health recommends P2/N95 masks as the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent aerosol transmission between healthcare workers and patients.
But if the masks have not been fit…
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