Almond flour, vinegar and holding one’s breath: Personal protective measures in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century nursing

Langtree, Tanya

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[Extract] The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the importance of standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care. Prior to the pandemic, very few of us probably thought about these concepts and their role in preventing the transmission of infectious diseases during our everyday practice. Now, however, they are at the forefront of everything we do. The pandemic and the corresponding plethora of information produced about PPE best practice have not only changed nursing practice, but have also highlighted to society some of dangers associated with nursing work. However, how to remain safe at work is not just a sign of our times, it has been a problem nurses have encountered since antiquity.

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The Hive

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2202-8765

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Australian College of Nursing

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