Personal Protective Equipment
"Personal Protective Equipment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against health hazards. Personal Protective Equipment may include MASKS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; and protective footwear.
| Descriptor ID |
D000067393
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.700.560 J01.637.708.560
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Personal Protective Equipment" by people in Profiles.
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Guidance for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Children With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19. Pediatrics. 2022 09 01; 150(3).
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Implementing Immediate Hospital-Wide Personal Protective Equipment Training and Validation: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Quality Improvement. J Nurses Prof Dev. 2022 May-Jun 01; 38(3):179-181.
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Comparison of Vie Scope? and Macintosh laryngoscopes for intubation during resuscitation by paramedics wearing personal protective equipment. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 03; 53:122-126.
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Difficult Airway Management in Adult Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients: Statement by the Society of Airway Management. Anesth Analg. 2021 10 01; 133(4):876-890.
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Airway management in personal protective equipment conditions. Adv Respir Med. 2021; 89(5):554-555.
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Uncoupling vaccination from politics: a call to action. Lancet. 2021 10 02; 398(10307):1211-1212.
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Importance of Low-Fidelity Training on Personal Protective Equipment Use for Perioperative Workforce During COVID-19: Continuing Professional Development Imagination in Action. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2021 07 01; 41(3):166-168.
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Comparison of intravascular access methods applied by nurses wearing personal protective equipment in simulated COVID-19 resuscitation: A randomized crossover simulation trial. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 11; 49:189-194.
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Effectiveness of personal protective equipment-Yes, the buck and virus can stop here. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 05; 43(5):683-684.
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Association between universal face shield in a quaternary care center and reduction of SARS-COV2 infections among healthcare personnel and hospitalized patients. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 105:252-255.