Developing a Personal Protective Equipment Calculator During the COVID-19 Pandemic. (13th October 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abdollahzade, Sina; Rafiei, Sima; Namdar, Peyman; Ghashghaee, Ahmad
• Is Part Of: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. Volume 17(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-10-13
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- personal protective equipment -- software; Disaster medicine -- Periodicals; Emergency management -- Planning -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 363.34
• DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2022.238
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1935-7893

Abstract

Abstract: These days, because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we have faced a number of challenges and scarcities in Iran. Lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) is one of the most remarkable problems that can have damaging consequences on the health system. In this letter, we introduce software that can help hospitals manage their PPE in terms of purchasing, distributing, and predicting the future needs in different time intervals. The software has several distinctive features such as superior speed, cost management, managerial dashboard, a wide range of applicability, comprehensiveness, supply chain management, and quality appraisal. We hope that our findings can assist health authorities in planning and optimizing the use of PPE for the response to COVID-19, where the shortage of resources may occur due to supply chain issues.