The use and effectiveness of powered air purifying respirators in health care : workshop summary /

Protecting 18 million United States health care workers from infectious agents -- known and unknown -- involves a range of occupational safety and health measures that include identifying and using appropriate protective equipment. The 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak i...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Liverman, Catharyn T. (rapporteur.)
Autor Corporativo: Use and Effectiveness of Powered Air Purifying Respirators in Health Care (Workshop)
Otros Autores: Domnitz, Sarah Brooke (rapporteur.), McCoy, Margaret A. (rapporteur.)
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2015]
Temas:
Breathing apparatus > Congresses.
Respiratory Protective Devices
Disease Transmission, Infectious > prevention & control
Occupational Exposure > prevention & control
Universal Precautions
Respirateurs > Congrès.
Précautions universelles (Hygiène)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades.
Breathing apparatus
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Defining PAPRs and current standards
  • Why, where, and how PAPRs are being used in health care
  • Research and design perspectives
  • Priorities and opportunities for improving PAPRs for use in health care
  • References
  • Appendix A: Agenda
  • Appendix B: Registered attendees.

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