Use of standard, contact, and droplet precautions with eye protection for the prevention of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission among home healthcare personnel in hospice and home healthcare settings-King and Snohomish counties, Washington, February-October 2020

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Mar;44(3):510-513. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.499. Epub 2022 Mar 10.

Abstract

Among EvergreenHealth Home Care Service professionals, no coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases were reported when they were instructed to use standard, contact, and droplet precautions with eye protection while providing home health care to patients diagnosed with laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These precautions might provide some level of protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among home healthcare personnel.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Health Personnel
  • Home Care Services*
  • Hospices*
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Virus Diseases*
  • Washington