As the number of cases in the country continues to rise during the unprecedented 21 day lockdown, The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa told Spotlight that nurses were frustrated, and in dire need of personal protective equipment .
“Just as the president addressed the troops, we are saying our nurses are on the frontlines, and they are not asking for guns, all they are asking for is the protective gear, and then as nurses we will do what we do best, which is to fight and ensure our communities are safe,” he added. “We are the ones who need to protect them and save their lives. You can imagine if those nurses who are on the front lines, being the ones who need to be quarantined, [and] there are already existing shortages of nursing personnel, it’s going to be a disaster.”Lekhoathi further told Spotlight that along with shortages of PPE and staff, nurses were also concerned about the lack of water in rural health facilities across the country.
Spotlight approached Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize for comment but he did not provide any by time of publication.WHO guidelines on PPE In a hospital isolation area, where confirmed Covid-19 patients are cared for, as well as a personal patient room, healthcare workers and cleaners are urged to wear full PPE.For communities, it is recommended that caregivers working directly with confirmed cases use a mask, gloves and an apron.Members of the public who do not display respiratory symptoms, and are visiting public spaces like shopping centres or using public transport, do not need any PPE.
In this case, a N95 or respirator mask is required to ensure smaller respiratory droplets do not enter the healthcare worker’s body.According to the Centres for Disease Control , the difference between a surgical or medical mask and a N95 or respirator mask are the ways in which it filters different sized particles and droplets.
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