Optimal allocation of personal protective equipment and disinfection supplies for dispatched medical teams for prevention and control of COVID-19/ 防控新型冠状病毒肺炎驰援医疗队防护消毒物资的优化配置

Objective To optimize the allocation of personal protective equipment (PPE) and disinfection supplies for dispatched medical teams under the extreme shortage of PPE and disinfection supplies for the prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), and ensure a balanced allocation of PPE and disinfectant sup-plies between the hospital and their dispatched medical teams Methods 85 members in 7 batches of medical teams dispatched from a tertiary first-class hospital in Shenyang City to different cities during prevention and control period of COVID-19 epidemic were surveyed The initial allocation plan of PPE and disinfection supplies for medical team was determined firstly, WeChat application program was used, questionnaire for the actual consumption of each initially allocated PPE and disinfection supplies was designed, medical team members were surveyed by electronic questionnaire through WeChat Results 80 available questionnaires were obtained, 38 75% (n- 31) assisted hospitals of the surveyed team members could provide PPE and disinfection supplies as required, 50 00% of which could provide PPE as required, 57 50% could provide disinfection supplies as required, only 38 75% of the assisted hospitals could fully provide PPE and disinfection supplies, 3 75% of the assisted hospitals couldn't provide PPE and disinfection supplies The total consumption and initial allocation of surgical mask, latex glove, long latex glove, medical goggles, pail, packaged sanitary and disinfection wipes, individually packed sanitary and disinfection wipes, cleaned gauze, alcohol-based hand rub( 100 mL/ bottle), and effervescent chlorine disinfectant tablet in three assisted areas were all statistically different (all P<0 05) Consumption of surgical mask, medical protective clothing, long latex glove, medical goggles, face shield, non-joined work clothes, white coat, work shoes, and pail in different assisted areas were all significantly different (all P

Keywords:

• Surgical mask
• Medical emergency
• Face shield
• Latex glove
• Personal protective equipment
• isolation
• Coronavirus disease 2019
• occupational exposure
• Business
• white coat

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