Post by nanci on Nov 30, 2020 10:11:25 GMT -5
1.) Did you find this article regarding the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among front-line health care professionals informative? Why or why not? If you took part in this study as a redeployed CRNA, are you surprised at the results?
I found this informative and also believe asymptomatic can be COVID positive. We test our patients but do not test our staff unless they are symptomatic which seems like we are only doing half of what we should be. Nice reinforcement of mask wearing. I was redeployed but did not participate in a study.
2.) Will you change your personal practice regarding your use of PPE after reading this article? If so how? Do you think our current processes are adequate to protect anesthesia providers or should they be different? I don't plan on changing my PPE current practice. It is not convenient getting a new N95 because of the one location with which to obtain one, walked into their office a few times to get a new N95 and the staff did not have on masks but then quickly put them on when they realized someone else entered their office space (made me very uncomfortable and a deterrent from feeling safe when attempting to obtain safety equipment). PAPR batteries and battery packs not readily available and not readily available for anesthesia staff even if anesthesia staff have their own hood. CRNAs do not have an office space, there is not a safe place to eat or take a break from wearing the N95 causing excess fatigue that is not being addressed. Too many people in the control centers at any given time and even then not sure safety of others is being taken into consideration (have people in there not eating and without a mask on).
I found this informative and also believe asymptomatic can be COVID positive. We test our patients but do not test our staff unless they are symptomatic which seems like we are only doing half of what we should be. Nice reinforcement of mask wearing. I was redeployed but did not participate in a study.
2.) Will you change your personal practice regarding your use of PPE after reading this article? If so how? Do you think our current processes are adequate to protect anesthesia providers or should they be different? I don't plan on changing my PPE current practice. It is not convenient getting a new N95 because of the one location with which to obtain one, walked into their office a few times to get a new N95 and the staff did not have on masks but then quickly put them on when they realized someone else entered their office space (made me very uncomfortable and a deterrent from feeling safe when attempting to obtain safety equipment). PAPR batteries and battery packs not readily available and not readily available for anesthesia staff even if anesthesia staff have their own hood. CRNAs do not have an office space, there is not a safe place to eat or take a break from wearing the N95 causing excess fatigue that is not being addressed. Too many people in the control centers at any given time and even then not sure safety of others is being taken into consideration (have people in there not eating and without a mask on).