Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Poll: PPE shortage affecting most health care facilities

Poll: PPE shortage affecting most health care facilities

A national survey by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology found that 73% of health care facilities have stopped meeting conventional standards of care due to a shortage of respirators, and 76% are allowing staff to reuse respirators five times or as many times as possible before replacing them. The association surveyed infection prevention experts between Oct. 22 and Nov. 5 to determine the state of COVID-19 resources before the current spike in cases and the start of flu season, according to Medscape.

Full Story: Medscape (free registration) (12/4) 


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