Personal Protective Equipment Supply Chain: Lessons Learned from Recent Public Health Emergency Responses

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• Personal Author:
  Burel WG ; D’Alessandro, Maryann M. ; Ireland KJ ; Patel A ; Rasmussen SA ; Wencil EB
• Description:
  Personal protective equipment (PPE) that protects healthcare workers from infection is a critical component of infection control strategies in healthcare settings. During a public health emergency response, protecting healthcare workers from infectious disease is essential, given that they provide clinical care to those who fall ill, have a high risk of exposure, and need to be assured of occupational safety. Like most goods in the United States, the PPE market supply is based on demand. The US PPE supply chain has minimal ability to rapidly surge production, resulting in challenges to meeting large unexpected increases in demand that might occur during a public health emergency. Additionally, a significant proportion of the supply chain is produced off-shore and might not be available to the US market during an emergency because of export restrictions or nationalization of manufacturing facilities. Efforts to increase supplies during previous public health emergencies have been challenging. During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic, the commercial supply chain of pharmaceutical and healthcare products quickly became critical response components. This article reviews lessons learned from these responses from a PPE supply chain and systems perspective and examines ways to improve PPE readiness for future responses. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Emergency Responders Environmental Exposure Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Ebola Emergency Treatment Exposure Levels Health Care Facilities Health Care Personnel Health Care Workers Infection Control Infectious Diseases Pandemic Influenza Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Public Health Preparedness/Response Risk Factors Supply Chain

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• ISSN:
  2326-5094
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Georgia ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:
  244-252
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049973
• Citation:
  Health Secur 2017 Jun; 15(3):244-252
• Contact Point Address:
  Anita Patel, PharmD, MS, Senior Advisor and Pandemic Medical Care and Countermeasures Lead Influenza Coordination Unit, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
• Email:
  apatel7@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Health Security
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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