Staying Sane and Current on COVID-19 [medpagetoday.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 4/21/204:00 AM

By Beth Darnall, MedPage Today, March 27, 2020

COVID-19 presents new challenges for everyone. However, healthcare professionals are facing unique personal and professional challenges within the context of this rapidly shifting landscape.

Individuals may find themselves managing multiple new challenges at once. Some medical professions, such as anesthesiology, emergency medicine, or intensive care, incur greater risks for contamination as they perform intubation procedures on hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Healthcare clinicians wearing full-body PPE in the hospital are faced with physical barriers to self-care during shifts: eating, drinking, and lavatory visits may be delayed or eliminated, leading to depletion in personal reserves.

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