According to a survey of doctors carried out in the UK in late April 2020, some items of personal protective equipment (PPE) were in short supply during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Almost 30 percent of doctors in contact with possible and confirmed coronavirus patients reported shortages of scrubs, with a further 8 percent saying there was no supply at all. Additionally, there was a shortage of eye protection for 23 percent of doctors and no supply at all for almost 7 percent.
Doctors working in high-risk areas, such as intensive care units, have have also communicated shortages of PPE.
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Level of supply of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) items for doctors in contact with possible and confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the UK as of April 2020
The full question was worded as: "We next want to ask about PPE in other (non-AGP) settings to be used by healthcare workers who are in contact with patients with possible or confirmed COVID-19.Over the last week, have you had adequate supplies or shortages of the following PPE?"
An AGP area is an aerosol generating procedure taking place in either Intensive Care Units or in the hot zone of an Emergency department. Otherwise referred to as a high-risk area.
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British Medical Association . (May 4, 2020). Level of supply of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) items for doctors in contact with possible and confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the UK as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111711/ppe-supply-for-doctors-in-the-uk/
British Medical Association . "Level of supply of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) items for doctors in contact with possible and confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the UK as of April 2020." Chart. May 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111711/ppe-supply-for-doctors-in-the-uk/
British Medical Association . (2020). Level of supply of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) items for doctors in contact with possible and confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the UK as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111711/ppe-supply-for-doctors-in-the-uk/
British Medical Association . "Level of Supply of The following Personal Protective Equipment (Ppe) Items for Doctors in Contact with Possible and Confirmed Coronavirus (Covid-19) Patients in The Uk as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111711/ppe-supply-for-doctors-in-the-uk/
British Medical Association , Level of supply of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) items for doctors in contact with possible and confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the UK as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111711/ppe-supply-for-doctors-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Level of supply of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) items for doctors in contact with possible and confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the UK as of April 2020 [Graph], British Medical Association , May 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111711/ppe-supply-for-doctors-in-the-uk/
