title: Are health care personnel trained in correct use of personal protective equipment?
abstract: Effective use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to protect personnel and patients in health care settings. However, in a survey of 222 health care personnel, PPE training was often suboptimal with no requirement for demonstration of proficiency. Fourteen percent of physicians reported no previous training in use of PPE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Myreen E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Tomas
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cadnum
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Thriveen S C
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Mana
authors.affiliation: Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jencson
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Department, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Trina F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Zabarsky
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Brigid M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: curtisd123@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D000067393:Personal Protective Equipment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Training