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Heat Stress and PPE during COVID-19: Impact on health care workers’ performance, safety and well-being in NHS settings

2020-09-23

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<h4>Background</h4> The impermeable nature of PPE worn by health care workers (HCWs) during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic can potentiate heat stress which may negatively impact the performance, safety and well-being of HCWs. <h4>Aim</h4> The aim of this study was to evaluate perceived levels of heat stress and its consequences in HCWs required to wear PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. <h4>Method</h4...

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6ef53a6d-937b-5c84-9940-83b23aaf6b93
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10.1101/2020.09.22.20198820
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