Prevalence of respiratory protective devices in U.S. health care facilities: implications for emergency preparedness

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• Personal Author:
  Novak D ; Shaffer, Richard A. ; Stradtman, Lindsay ; Wizner K
• Description:
  An online questionnaire was developed to explore respiratory protective device (RPD) prevalence in U.S. health care facilities. The survey was distributed to professional nursing society members in 2014 and again in 2015 receiving 322 and 232 participant responses, respectively. The purpose of this study was to explore if the emergency preparedness climate associated with Ebola virus disease changed the landscape of RPD use and awareness. Comparing response percentages from the two sampling time frames using bivariate analysis, no significant changes were found in types of RPDs used in health care settings. N95 filtering facepiece respirators continue to be the most prevalent RPD used in health care facilities, but powered air-purifying respirators are also popular, with regional use highest in the West and Midwest. Understanding RPD use prevalence could ensure that health care workers receive appropriate device trainings as well as improve supply matching for emergency RPD stockpiling. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Communicable Diseases Disaster Planning Emergencies Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Air Purifying Respirators APR Author Keywords: Respiratory Protective Devices Ebola Virus Disease Emergency Preparedness Emergency Response Health Care Facilities Health Care Personnel Health Care Workers Medical Facilities Medical Personnel N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators Nurses Nursing Pandemic Preparedness Personal Protective Equipment PPE Prevalence Survey Professional Workers Questionnaires Respirators Respiratory Equipment Training Work Operations

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  359-368
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048439
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2016 Aug; 64(8):359-368
• Contact Point Address:
  Kerri Wizner, MPH, ASPPH/CDC Fellow, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochran Mills Road, Building 19A, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA
• Email:
  kwizner@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203192/cdc_203192_DS1.pdf
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