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Personal Protective Equipment in the Paediatric Emergency Department during the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimating requirements based on staff numbers and patient presentations – DocWire News

Emerg Med Australas. 2020 Sep 21. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13653. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To estimate the Personal Protective Equipment

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Emerg Med Australas. 2020 Sep 21. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13653. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required in a Paediatric Emergency Department during the COVID-19 pandemic comparing the use per patient to use per patient zone, based on the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) guidelines in place at the time of the study.
METHODS: A retrospective case note review of all patients and staff present in the emergency department of …

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