NCT04363788

Needle Stick Injuries in Emergency Medical Service Practice

Should we Use Double Gloves During Procedures With Suspected/Confirmed COVID-19 Patient?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 300 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lazarski University · Academic / Other
• Sex: —
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

During the pandemic era, medical personnel should wear full protective suits. However, they limit the performance of medical procedures. One of the main questions is whether to use double gloves. The study was based on dying gloves used during resuscitation. The gloves were secured with disposable hermetically sealed pouches and described by one of the EMS team members - each time after resuscitation was completed.

Conditions

• Cardiac Arrest
• Needle Stick
• Injuries
• Glowe

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	double gloves	The study was based on dying gloves used during resuscitation. The gloves were secured with disposable hermetically sealed pouches and described by one of the EMS team members - each time after resuscitation was completed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-02-28
• Primary completion: 2020-04-24
• Completion: 2020-04-24
• First posted: 2020-04-27
• Last updated: 2020-04-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Poland