Podcast 580:  Origin of PPE

Podcast 580: Origin of PPE

Contributor: Michael Hunt, MD

Educational Pearls:

  • PPE, or personal protective equipment, has become a major talking point since the emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19).
  • While ubiquitous now, there was not always equipment to protect health care providers or patients from infectious exposures.
  • The invention of surgical gloves are credited to surgeon William Halsted. He developed gloves because one of his assistants (and later wife), Carol Hampton, was having severe irritation due to a caustic pre-op disinfecting process. They developed the rubber glove for Hampton which garnered popularity, and by the early 20th century, half of surgeons were using rubber gloves.
  • Surgical masks came around during the same period as gloves. By 1919 about half of all surgeons were using masks, protecting themselves and their patients from infectious transmissions.
  • The simple advent of masks and gloves led to incredible reductions in morbidity and mortality in surgical cases. Now these simple barriers are key in the prevention of further transmitting of COVID-19.

References

1. Kean, Sam. "Glove at First Sight." podbean.com, 27 Apr. 2020, disappearingspoon.podbean.com/e/glove-at-first-sight/.

Summarized by Jackson Roos, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD

Jaksot(1146)

Podcast #303: Lazarus Effect

Podcast #303: Lazarus Effect

Author: Dylan Luyten, M.D. Educational Pearls The Lazarus phenomenon is the delayed return of spontaneous circulation after cessation of CPR. A prospective study in Finland found 5 out of 840 patient...

9 Maalis 20183min

Podcast #302: Flu

Podcast #302: Flu

Author: Jared Scott, M.D. Educational Pearls Flu is widespread throughout the US (through Jan 20th 2018). All age groups have seen surge in hospitalizations, but 65 + age group has seen the largest s...

7 Maalis 20183min

Podcast #301: Biliary Pathology

Podcast #301: Biliary Pathology

Author: Don Stader, M.D. Educational Pearls Common pathologies include cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and in concerningly ascending cholangitis. Cholecystitis is obstruction at the cystic duct l...

5 Maalis 20183min

Opioid Safety Summit: Admiral Winnefeld's Strategy to Wage War on the Opioid Epidemic

Opioid Safety Summit: Admiral Winnefeld's Strategy to Wage War on the Opioid Epidemic

Since the tragic overdose of his son, Admiral Winnefeld has developed an intriguing strategy on how to combat the Opioid Epidemic.

27 Helmi 20180s

Dreamland in Denver Part VI: "Dreamland"

Dreamland in Denver Part VI: "Dreamland"

Sam Quinones, American journalist and author of the critically acclaimed book, Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic, shares the story of how he discovered the truth about the Opiate E...

16 Helmi 201843min

Dreamland in Denver Part V: "Tales from a Harm Reductionist"

Dreamland in Denver Part V: "Tales from a Harm Reductionist"

Lisa Raville, executive director of The Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver, shares tales from her perspective as a Harm Reductionist.

16 Helmi 201810min

Dreamland in Denver Part IV: "Doing Harm: Medicine's Role in Creating the Opioid Crisis."

Dreamland in Denver Part IV: "Doing Harm: Medicine's Role in Creating the Opioid Crisis."

Emergency Medical Minute's very own Donald Stader, MD explains Medicine's contribution to the catastrophe that is the Opioid Epidemic.

16 Helmi 201819min

Dreamland in Denver Part III:  "Opioid Mythbusters: 10 Fallacies that Fueled the Opiate Crisis"

Dreamland in Denver Part III: "Opioid Mythbusters: 10 Fallacies that Fueled the Opiate Crisis"

Dr. Robert Valuck, director of the Colorado Consortium, presents 10 fallacies that have fueled the Opioid Epidemic.

16 Helmi 201819min

Suosittua kategoriassa Tiede

tiedekulma-podcast
rss-mita-tulisi-tietaa
rss-poliisin-mieli
docemilia
rss-duodecim-lehti
rss-luontopodi-samuel-glassar-tutkii-luonnon-ihmeita
utelias-mieli
rss-astetta-parempi-elama-podcast
filocast-filosofian-perusteet
rss-lapsuuden-rakentajat-podcast
rss-sosiopodi