Medical protective clothing

Troynikov, Olga; Nawaz, Nazia; Watson, Christopher

doi:10.1533/9781782420408.1.192

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“…In addition, several standard test methods have been developed to investigate the functional performance of protective clothing against liquids and pathogens by simulating real-life conditions. 200 Such test methods include the water impact penetration test, the hydrostatic pressure test, resistance to liquid penetration, 201 and protection against pathogen. 202 The EN 13795 European Standard for surgical gowns and drapes specifies the performance requirements, manufacturing standards, and testing methods for both reusable and single-use surgical drapes, gowns, and clean-air products.…”

Section: Standards and Requirements For Protective Medical Clothingmentioning

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Sustainable Personal Protective Clothing for Healthcare Applications: A Review

Karim

Afroj

Lloyd³

et al. 2020

ACS Nano

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Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from highly infectious diseases such as COVID-19. However, hospitals have been at risk of running out of the safe and effective PPE including personal protective clothing needed to treat patients with COVID-19, due to unprecedented global demand. In addition, there are only limited manufacturing facilities of such clothing available worldwide, due to a lack of available knowledge about relevant technologies, ineffective supply chains, and stringent regulatory requirements. Therefore, there remains a clear unmet need for coordinating the actions and efforts from scientists, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies to develop and produce safe and effective protective clothing using the technologies that are locally available around the world. In this review, we discuss currently used PPE, their quality, and the associated regulatory standards. We survey the current state-of-the-art antimicrobial functional finishes on fabrics to protect the wearer against viruses and bacteria and provide an overview of protective medical fabric manufacturing techniques, their supply chains, and the environmental impacts of current single-use synthetic fiber-based protective clothing. Finally, we discuss future research directions, which include increasing efficiency, safety, and availability of personal protective clothing worldwide without conferring environmental problems.

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Section: Standards and Requirements For Protective Medical Clothingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Personal Protective Clothing for Healthcare Applications: A Review

Karim

Afroj

Lloyd³

et al. 2020

ACS Nano

337

232

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“…Some studies have focused on the impact of protective clothing design and material composition on human thermal comfort [12][13][14]. Troynikov et al [13] discussed the performance attributes related to the thermal physiology and comfort of a wearer in relation to the protective clothing's functions, conducted comprehensive testing and analysis of the constituent materials and conducted thermal mannequin testing of experimental surgical clothing. Other studies have mainly focused on the thermal comfort of other types of protective equipment such as fire protection and mascot clothing in high-temperature environments [15][16][17].…”

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“…The objectives of the study are to investigate the correlation between thermal stress and physiological parameters of the human body, to determine the At present, there are few studies of the thermal comfort of medical staff wearing protective clothing in high-temperature environments. Some studies have focused on the impact of protective clothing design and material composition on human thermal comfort [12][13][14]. Troynikov et al [13] discussed the performance attributes related to the thermal physiology and comfort of a wearer in relation to the protective clothing's functions, conducted comprehensive testing and analysis of the constituent materials and conducted thermal mannequin testing of experimental surgical clothing.…”

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Experimental Investigation on Thermal Comfort of COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Sampling Staff in Hot and Humid Environment: A Pilot Study of University Students

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The current situation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention and control coupled with the need to work in high-temperature harsh environments makes it necessary to ensure the health and efficiency of medical staff. An experimental outdoor work tent was set up and university students were used to study the thermal comfort of personnel wearing protective clothing in hot and humid environments. The experiment was carried out simultaneously through subjective and objective field tests and physiological tests of personnel. The wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index was investigated to divide the outdoor thermal environment into four working conditions: 21–23 °C, 23–25 °C, 25–27 °C and 27–29 °C. Under the different thermal environment intensities, the variations of physiological parameters of test personnel were monitored. The results showed that when WBGT was increased to 27–29 °C, 100% of the participants expected the external temperature to become cooler and the humidity to decrease after one hour. When the temperature was close to 30 °C and the relative humidity was close to 60%, it was necessary to take cooling measures to reduce the thermal stress of the participants. Moreover, relationships between subjective feelings and physiological parameters of the nucleic acid sampling personnel were obtained. Results also found that the forehead, chest and back were the highest skin temperature parts, so it is most effective to give priority to improving the thermal comfort of these three locations. As an early attempt to conduct the real outdoor experimental study on the thermal comfort of COVID-19 nucleic acid sampling staff, this study provided a theoretical basis for follow-up research to develop cooling strategies for protective clothing in hot and humid outdoor environments.

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“…As described earlier, a study of the effect of protective coverall size and fit found that improperly fitted garments significantly impaired wearer dexterity and movement, causing discomfort and reduced worker performance93 ) . In extreme cases, when PPC is not worn or incorrectly worn due to discomfort-related factors such as excessive thermal burden or restricted motion, risk of injury is increased93 ) ; for example, a study of high level risk female fire fighters clothing proposed that ill-fitting trousers can reduce comfort and contribute to greater physical strain and risk of injury107, 108 ) . An individually tailored fit can be achieved by customization of the protective clothing to each wearer, but this approach is costly and therefore not offered in low-level risk PPC.…”

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Design considerations for low-level risk personal protective clothing: a review

2019

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Personal protective clothing (PPC) is mandatory in hazardous industrial workplaces, but can increase thermophysiological strain, causing fatigue, reduced productivity, illness and injury.We systematically reviewed the literature on PPC and heat stress, focusing on research relating to working conditions of high temperature and humidity. PPC must protect industrial workers from a wide variety of hazards, including sun damage, abrasion, chemical spills and electrical burns; these competing demands inevitably compromise thermal performance.Fiber type, textile material construction and treatment need to be considered alongside garment fit and construction to design functional PPC providing wearers with adequate protection and comfort. Several approaches to materials and PPC testing -objective benchtop evaluation, mathematical modelling, and physiological testing -can be combined to provide high-quality thermal and vapor performance data. Our review provides a foundation and directions for further research in low-level risk PPC, where current research in fabrics and clothing in this category is very limited, and will help designers and manufacturers create industrial workwear with improved thermal management characteristics. KeywordsProtective clothing; industrial workwear; low-level risk protective clothing, heat stress; thermal comfort, functional design Disclosure statementThe authors have no financial interest in and receive no benefit from the direct applications of their research.3

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Medical protective clothing

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

Sustainable Personal Protective Clothing for Healthcare Applications: A Review

Sustainable Personal Protective Clothing for Healthcare Applications: A Review

Experimental Investigation on Thermal Comfort of COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Sampling Staff in Hot and Humid Environment: A Pilot Study of University Students

Design considerations for low-level risk personal protective clothing: a review

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