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Front-line clinicians being injured by their PPE
Tuesday, 5 May 2020
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The COVID-19 virus pandemic has led to unprecedent reports of device-related pressure injuries in patients and health care workers. The pressure injuries are related to the wearing of personal protective equipment amongst health care workers and facial pressure injuries in COVID-19-affected patients as a complication of wearing ventilators to manage respiratory failure. Read the full media release. |