Occupational and Environmental Physiology Group, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.
Occupational and Environmental Physiology Group, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK.
J Hosp Infect. 2021 Feb;108:185-188. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.11.027. Epub 2020 Dec 7.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) can potentiate heat stress, which may have a negative impact on the wearer's performance, safety and well-being. In view of this, a survey was distributed to healthcare workers (HCWs) required to wear PPE during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in the UK to evaluate perceived levels of heat stress and its consequences. Respondents reported experiencing several heat-related illness symptoms, and heat stress impaired both cognitive and physical performance. The majority of respondents stated that wearing PPE made their job more difficult. These, and additional, responses suggest that modification to current working practices is required urgently to improve the resilience of HCWs to wearing PPE during pandemics.
个人防护设备（PPE）会加剧热应激，这可能对佩戴者的表现、安全和健康产生负面影响。有鉴于此，我们向英国在 2019 冠状病毒病大流行期间需要穿戴 PPE 的医护人员分发了一份调查问卷，以评估他们感知到的热应激水平及其后果。受访者报告称出现了多种与热相关的疾病症状，热应激会损害认知和身体机能。大多数受访者表示，穿戴 PPE 使他们的工作更加困难。这些以及其他一些回复表明，目前迫切需要修改工作方式，以提高医护人员在大流行期间穿戴 PPE 的适应能力。
