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  • 标题:Performance of materials used for biological personal protective equipment against blood splash penetration
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  • 作者:Noriko SHIMASAKI ; Katsuaki SHINOHARA ; Hideki MORIKAWA
  • 期刊名称:Industrial Health
  • 印刷版ISSN:0019-8366
  • 电子版ISSN:1880-8026
  • 出版年度:2017
  • 卷号:55
  • 期号:6
  • 页码:521-528
  • DOI:10.2486/indhealth.2017-0120
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
  • 摘要:

    For occupational safety, healthcare workers must select and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), protective clothing, and masks as countermeasures against exposure to infectious body fluids and blood splash. It is important for healthcare workers to ensure the protective performance of each PPE against penetration of pathogens. The International Standards Organization (ISO) 22609 test evaluates the effectiveness of medical facemasks to protect against penetration of splashed synthetic blood. However, in this method, the protective performance is determined only visually, without quantification of leaked liquid volume. Therefore, in this study, we modified the ISO 22609 test method to quantify the volume of leaked liquid and obtain a more accurate assessment of the protection performance. We tested non-woven and woven materials used for masks or protective clothing, and the performance of each material was classified using this new method. We found that the quantity of leaked synthetic blood was dependent on the structural characteristics of each material. These findings will allow healthcare workers to select the most appropriate PPE for a given situation or task.

  • 关键词:Personal protective equipment;Personal protective clothing;Nonwoven;Woven;Penetration;Blood splash;Hazardous biological agents
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