Rubashkin Matthew, Purzycki Taylor, Coolahan Kelsey, Lee Charlotte, Lurie Daniel J, Batorsky Benjamin, Chen Alexander, Calderón Joanna, He Shuhan
Data Department GetUsPPE Washington DC USA.
Data and ML Engineering Cerebral San Francisco California USA.
Public Health Chall. 2023 Feb 15;2(1):e65. doi: 10.1002/puh2.65. eCollection 2023 Mar.
The United States is heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic starting in 2020. Demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) domestically, along with global surge in demand for PPE during the pandemic, overwhelmed supply chains, leading to acute PPE shortages. This article analyzes the PPE supply and demand in the United States by employing data collected by GetUsPPE, a data hub used throughout the pandemic to coordinate support efforts, including connecting facilities in need of PPE with donated supplies. In this article, PPE requests were examined by facility type (acute vs. non-acute care), geographic location, and PPE type. The research team observed that PPE demand was dispersed across the United States. In the beginning of the pandemic when demand was highest, most requesting facilities self-reported as acute care facilities, whereas non-acute care facilities predominated after June 2020. Additionally, the demand for respirators, disinfecting wipes, gowns, face shields, and surgical masks peaked in response to the first, second, and third waves of COVID-19. This analysis can be utilized in the future to optimize the tracking of PPE shortages and relief efforts.
自2020年起，美国受到新冠疫情的严重影响。国内对个人防护装备（PPE）的需求，以及疫情期间全球对PPE的需求激增，使供应链不堪重负，导致PPE严重短缺。本文通过使用GetUsPPE收集的数据来分析美国的PPE供需情况。GetUsPPE是一个数据中心，在整个疫情期间用于协调支持工作，包括将需要PPE的机构与捐赠物资进行对接。在本文中，按机构类型（急症护理与非急症护理）、地理位置和PPE类型对PPE请求进行了研究。研究团队观察到，PPE需求在美国各地分散。在疫情初期需求最高时，大多数提出请求的机构自我报告为急症护理机构，而在2020年6月之后，非急症护理机构占主导地位。此外，对呼吸器、消毒湿巾、防护服、面罩和外科口罩的需求随着新冠疫情的第一波、第二波和第三波而达到峰值。该分析未来可用于优化对PPE短缺情况的跟踪和救援工作。
