What not to do with PPE: A digital application to raise awareness of proper PPE protocol

Gibbons, E., Poyade, M., Rea, P. M. and Fitzpatrick, D. (2021) What not to do with PPE: A digital application to raise awareness of proper PPE protocol. In: Rea, P. M. (ed.) Biomedical Visualisation, Volume 10. Series: Advances in experimental medicine and biology (1334). Springer: Cham, pp. 55-79. ISBN 9783030769505 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-76951-2_4)

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Abstract

With a rise in personal protective equipment (PPE) use by all healthcare professionals (HCP) as a prime infection control strategy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic comes the potential increase in its misuse. Evidence suggests this failure to follow proper PPE protocol to prevent self-contamination and transmission can be attributed to both a lack of formal training and guidance and, now, atrophy of infrequently used skills, with many senior professionals demonstrating a lack of proficiency despite years of service. Previous research shows current written and illustrated instructional material depicting PPE guidelines are abundant but does not provide an answer on how best to target violations in protocol and better instruct those that are providing pre-hospital emergency healthcare. In this chapter, we aim to address the gap in paramedic-specific research into PPE protocol and provide an educational, digital tool to work alongside the current guidelines, potentially exploring the cognitive load theory as a design strategy. The use of 3D, interactive animations depicting errors in protocol and their potential contamination consequences in a device-based application could engage clinicians in a more effective way, thus increasing protection and decreasing transmission. This chapter describes the methodology behind the design and development of such an application for emergency care providers and provides the relevant materials needed to carry out user testing and evaluation once participants have been recruited.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Rea, Professor Paul and Poyade, Mr Matthieu
Authors: Gibbons, E., Poyade, M., Rea, P. M., and Fitzpatrick, D.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Life Sciences
Publisher:Springer
ISBN:9783030769505
Published Online:03 September 2021

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