Self-protection of medical workers in ophthalmology clinic during COVID-19 epidemic.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
; 24(9): 5155-5161, 2020 05.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32432780
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has been observed that COVID-19 mainly spreads via respiratory tract, contact and digestive tract. Due to the particularity of profession, ophthalmic medical workers need to be in close contact with patients, so they have a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this paper, therefore, the self-protection of medical workers in ophthalmology clinic during COVID-19 epidemic was summarized, so as to improve the occupational protection measures for medical workers in ophthalmology clinic, strengthen the self-protection awareness, and protect the safety of such a special group.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ophthalmology
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Health Personnel
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Journal subject:
FARMACOLOGIA
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TOXICOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China