Airflow distribution in hospital isolation rooms with different ventilation and exhaust vent configurations
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DOI: 10.1177/1420326x231177460
Abstract: Negative pressure isolation rooms can accommodate and treat patients with highly infectious diseases (such as COVID-19). Airtight conditions in the isolation room protect against infectious diseases. To control airflow and minimize infection risk within the… read more here.
Keywords: exhaust; air; hospital; case ... See more keywords
Understanding Patients with COVID in the Isolation Rooms from the Perspective of Care: A Qualitative Study
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DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s386066
Abstract: Introduction Being treated in isolation rooms for people infected with COVID-19, creates various perceptions of uncertainty, especially when strict “health protocols” are applied. This study aims to determine the understanding patients with COVID in the… read more here.
Keywords: perspective care; understanding patients; isolation; isolation rooms ... See more keywords
Operational Status of Isolation Rooms in Emergency Departments and Patient Concentration in Higher-Level Emergency Departments in Daegu Metropolitan City and Neighboring Provinces, South Korea, during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043113
Abstract: Background: In a pandemic situation such as the one of the COVID-19 pandemic, nosocomial transmissions attempted to be prevented by initially classifying them in triage. Therefore, emergency departments (EDs) installed isolation rooms at their entrance.… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; higher level; isolation; isolation rooms ... See more keywords