PPE decontamination to overcome PPE shortage in rural area during pandemic
Summary: Despite remarkable developments in healthcare, the world was not ready to stop the spread of the novel COVID-19 pandemic almost a century after the great influenza pandemic. The explosive increase in the number of patients stalled the healthcare system, and the first and apparent issue was...
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| author | Abdurrahman Kharbat Habib Abla Mahmud Alkul Ranger Kile Justin White Cynthia Reinoso Webb Steven M. Presley Min H. Kang |
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| description | Summary: Despite remarkable developments in healthcare, the world was not ready to stop the spread of the novel COVID-19 pandemic almost a century after the great influenza pandemic. The explosive increase in the number of patients stalled the healthcare system, and the first and apparent issue was the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). Our group established a system using a hydrogen peroxide vaporization method to decontaminate and reuse N95 respirators for healthcare workers. The system decontaminated over 12,000 units of PPE to cover institutions in West Texas. This service provided support at the most needed time during the pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f6d858db6564585b21d693552fe16052022-12-21T22:02:18ZengElsevierInfection Prevention in Practice2590-08892021-09-0133100145PPE decontamination to overcome PPE shortage in rural area during pandemicAbdurrahman Kharbat0Habib Abla1Mahmud Alkul2Ranger Kile3Justin White4Cynthia Reinoso Webb5Steven M. Presley6Min H. Kang7School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USAGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USASchool of Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USASchool of Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USAOffice of President, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USADepartment of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79416, USADepartment of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79416, USADepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA; Corresponding author. Address: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. Tel.: 806-743-2694; Fax: 806-743-2991.Summary: Despite remarkable developments in healthcare, the world was not ready to stop the spread of the novel COVID-19 pandemic almost a century after the great influenza pandemic. The explosive increase in the number of patients stalled the healthcare system, and the first and apparent issue was the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). Our group established a system using a hydrogen peroxide vaporization method to decontaminate and reuse N95 respirators for healthcare workers. The system decontaminated over 12,000 units of PPE to cover institutions in West Texas. This service provided support at the most needed time during the pandemic.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088921000342COVID-19Personal protective equipmentN95 respiratorHydrogen peroxide vaporization |
| spellingShingle | Abdurrahman Kharbat Habib Abla Mahmud Alkul Ranger Kile Justin White Cynthia Reinoso Webb Steven M. Presley Min H. Kang PPE decontamination to overcome PPE shortage in rural area during pandemic Infection Prevention in Practice COVID-19 Personal protective equipment N95 respirator Hydrogen peroxide vaporization |
| title | PPE decontamination to overcome PPE shortage in rural area during pandemic |
| title_full | PPE decontamination to overcome PPE shortage in rural area during pandemic |
| title_fullStr | PPE decontamination to overcome PPE shortage in rural area during pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | PPE decontamination to overcome PPE shortage in rural area during pandemic |
| title_short | PPE decontamination to overcome PPE shortage in rural area during pandemic |
| title_sort | ppe decontamination to overcome ppe shortage in rural area during pandemic |
| topic | COVID-19 Personal protective equipment N95 respirator Hydrogen peroxide vaporization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088921000342 |
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