Prevention and treatment strategy for skin injury of medical staff caused by COVID-19 protective device

VernacularTitle:抗击新型冠状病毒防护设备引起医护人员皮肤损伤的防治策略
Author: Qixia JIANG ¹
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1. 东部战区总医院门诊部伤口护理中心，南京　210002
Keywords: COVID-19; Device related pressure injury; Moisture-associated skin injury; Prevention and treatment
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2020;26(8):981-985
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Among nurses and physicians against COVID-19, the skin injury caused by protective devicemainly manifests in skin pressure injury in head and face, moisture-associatedskin injury in hands and feet, armpit related to skin dipping which becomes the main issues puzzling health of nurses and physicians. This paper analyzed the clinical characteristics and causes, and proposed the prevention and treatment strategy on the view point evidence-based medicine so as to provide a reference for effectively preventing and curing those skin injuries.