Adverse skin reactions of personal protective equipment on health care workers against COVID -19

Authors

1. Santosh M. Soraganvi
   Blood Bank Assistant 
 Lions Blood bank
 Vijayapur, Karnataka.
2. Revanshiddayya S Hiremath
   Laboratory technologists, 
 Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, Belagavi.
3. Panchaksharayya S Hiremath
   Laboratory technologists, 
 Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, Belagavi.
4. Manjunath D. Marad
   PhD scholar 
 Dept of Community Medicine Shri B M Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre BLDE (deemed to be University) Vijayapur.
5. Eknath P Jadhav
   Assistant Hospital Administrator, 
 Shri B M Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre BLDE (deemed to be University) Vijayapur.
6. Gavishiddappa A Hadimani
   Assistant Professor, 
 Dept of Anatomy, 
 Shri B M Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre BLDE (deemed to be University) Vijayapur.
   https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0661-4543

Abstract

The coronavirus outbreak, which was first detected in China, has infected people in 185 countries. COVID-19 is a pneumonia-like disease caused by a new coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, that is similar to the virus that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To study the prevalence of adverse reactions of wearing PPE among healthcare workers in Karnataka India during the Covid -19 outbreak. Twenty-one-day observation were made on twenty laboratory health workers and observed hazardous skin effect on health workers wearing PPE long hours during working period. long hour wearing of PPE in our study found respiratory complications, sweating and skin damage. Adequate dermatological knowledge of PPE use and design and extensive comprehensive training is important in risk of pandemic outbreak. Keywords : Corona Virus, Covid -19, Personal Protective Equipment, Transmission

Keywords

Corona Virus; Covid -19; Personal Protective Equipment; Transmission

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