key: cord-0812467-rsnzyheu
authors: Hu, Yuli; Wang, Lan; Hu, Sanlian; fang, Fang
title: Prevention of fogging of protective eyewear for medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
date: 2020-05-08
journal: J Emerg Nurs
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2020.05.003
sha: e4fb493a225f92cdedff0e1a5fc1c9cf38a0d34c
doc_id: 812467
cord_uid: rsnzyheu

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One medical staff member became infected despite wearing 13 protective equipment and an N95 mask; the initial manifestation was 14 unilateral conjunctivitis, which was followed by fever a few hours later. 7 

Many studies have noted the importance of wearing goggles to protect the 16 eyes from coronavirus infection when in contact with patients. 8-11 Through 17 interviews with medical staff at our hospital in Wuhan, China, we learnt 18 that fogging of goggles was a problem when caring for COVID-19 patients. 19 Fogging impairs vision, thus hindering work efficiency when nurses collect 20 blood, for example. This may lead to failure to collect blood properly, or 

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