GÁNH NẶNG NHIỆT CỦA NHÂN VIÊN Y TẾ VÀ CÁN BỘ PHÒNG CHỐNG DỊCH TRONG TRANG PHỤC PHÒNG DỊCH

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the heat stress of health care worker and epidemic prevention staffs in personal epidemic prevention clothes. Objects and methods: 30 staff working with epidemic prevention clothing for 4 hours continuously recorded the temperature inside and outside the epidemic prevention clothes by attaching Dataloger; measure core temperature, skin temperature, sweat (before - after working) and heat feeling interview. Result: - 97.1% of the time the inside temperature is higher than the outside temperature of the epidemic prevention clothes from 0.5⁰C to 4.5⁰C; -Increasing the skin temperature, under the tongue temperature, sweat in staff working in protective clothing after work compared to before work (p<0.05-p<0.001). -Feelings of “hot” and “very hot”; the body's level of "very uncomfortable" and "unbearable" increases every hour, proportional to the time it takes to wear protective clothing. 93.4% feel “hot” and “very hot”; one staff must stop the test and health treatment. Conclusion: Working with epidemic prevention clothing is harmful effects on health