The Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Medical Recorders and Health Information During Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

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10.2991/assehr.k.210101.015How to use a DOI?

Keywords

personal protective equipment, medical recorders and health information, Covid-19

Abstract

The 2019 Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak’s existence requires health service facilities in Indonesia to focus on the principles of patient safety and the principles of staff safety. The purpose of this study was to determine the use of personal protective equipment for medical recorders and health information in the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This type of research is descriptive quantitative research. The sample of this study was 65 health service facilities. Data collection techniques using questionnaires and interviews. Data analysis techniques using descriptive statistics. The analysis was carried out to determine the distribution of the use of types of personal protective equipment for medical recorders and health information in the Covid-19 pandemic. The results showed that the use of personal protective equipment for medical recorders and health information in the Covid-19 pandemic included the use of 100% masks, with 59 types of surgical masks (90.8%) while cloth masks (9.2%), gloves (72.3) and before and after activities using a hand sanitizer (100%). In comparison, soap with running water was only (46.4%). Other personal protective equipment used by medical recorders and health information in Indonesia includes hazmat suits (27.7%), face shields (26.2%), eye protection (goggles) (21.5%). It can be concluded that the application of personal protective equipment for medical recorders and health information in Indonesia is not entirely following the PORMIKI Circular Letter No.HM.01.01 / 002 / III / 2020 so it is necessary to educate and socialize the importance of personal protective equipment, especially in the use of gloves.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Kori Puspita Ningsih
AU  - Kuswanto Hardjo
AU  - Endang Purwanti
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/01/02
TI  - The Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Medical Recorders and Health Information During Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Social Science, Humanity, and Public Health (ICOSHIP 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 64
EP  - 68
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210101.015
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210101.015
ID  - Ningsih2021
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