Turkish Journal of Internal Medicine

Yazarlar: Ali ASAN

Konular:Genel ve Dahili Tıp

DOI:10.46310/tjim.726489

Anahtar Kelimeler:Coronavirus,Pandemic,PPE

Özet: Cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China's Hubei province, was reported to the China country Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31, 2019. The causative agent was identified as a new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on January 7, 2020, and the causative agent was identified as a new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that has not previously been detected in humans. Later, the name of the 2019-nCoV disease was accepted as COVID-19, and the virus was named as SARS-CoV-2 due to its similarity to SARS CoV.1-3 During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic period, special attention should be paid to personal protective equipment (PPE). Medical staff protection is particularly important because of the risk of infecting other medical team members, not only doctors, nurses, or paramedics but also other support staff necessary to ensure continuity of care for patients.

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