An analysis by the nation’s largest patient safety organization shows that up to 70% of KN95 masks it tested do not meet U.S. standards for effectiveness, raising risks of contracting COVID-19 for care providers and patients at hospitals and other healthcare organizations that imported masks from China.
A new robotic system allows medical staff to remotely operate ventilators and other bedside machines from outside intensive care rooms of patients suffering from infectious diseases.
In this Soapbox column, certified clinical engineer C. Wayne Hibbs discusses why all healthcare professionals should undergo active-shooter training. After all, Hibbs says, thinking like a first responder at work may not currently be on the CBET certification exam—but perhaps it should be.
Despite wearing adequate personal protective equipment, such as gloves, gowns, and face masks, healthcare workers still face a 3.4-times higher risk of contracting COVID-19 compared to the general population, according to a new study from King’s College London. And minority healthcare workers face an even greater threat.
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A new study led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital makes it clear: After universal masking was implemented at Mass General Brigham, the rate of COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers dropped significantly.
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An article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal provides an overview on personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare settings, including evidence on the effectiveness of N95 masks, as well as the importance of including healthcare workers’ perspectives regarding this equipment.
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COVID-19 cases in the United States are surging, but healthcare workers are at risk for lacking something very important: personal protective equipment.
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A new study shows that ozone gas could provide a safe means for disinfecting certain types of personal protective equipment that are in high demand for shielding healthcare personnel from COVID-19.
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Chinese companies currently sell most of the personal protective supplies that healthcare workers in other countries are using to combat COVID-19, and the country’s factories are uniquely poised to maintain that advantage even after demand related to this pandemic subsides.
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With N95 masks in short supply, a team of bioengineers and clinical experts from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been developing a new, sustainable solution for healthcare workers to provide protection during the pandemic.
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Given the scarcity of personal protective equipment (PPE) at hospitals nationwide, the U.S. government is looking for ways healthcare professionals can decontaminate and reuse single-use PPE. Enter: the Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System.
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Dallas-based Aerus LLC, announces that it received Class II Medical Device clearance from the U.S. FDA for the Aerus Medical Guardian with ActivePure Technology, an active air purifier designed for the healthcare environment.
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Northridge, Calif.-based Numotech announces the production-ready Numobag Disposable Isolation System, which protects medical staff against infectious or contagious diseases while an infected patient is being transported and monitored.
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Sandia National Laboratories is teaming with local hospitals and medical device manufacturers to increase the availability of respirator masks for healthcare workers.
Read MoreA team of researchers has invented a foldable tent-like device that serves as a physical shield to reduce the risk of exposure to pathogens for healthcare workers performing droplet- and aerosol-generating procedures on COVID-19 patients.
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