Field investigation of the heat stress in outdoor of healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment in South China

• Main Authors: Yongcheng Zhu (Author), Yudong Mao (Author), Yanling Li (Author), Tianwei Tang (Author), Huilin Jiang (Author), Sicheng Qiao (Author), Shaopeng Lin (Author), Zhimin Zheng (Author), Zhaosong Fang (Author), Xiaohui Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Since the advent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), healthcare workers (HCWs) wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) has become a common phenomenon. COVID-19 outbreaks overlap with heat waves, and healthcare workers must unfortunately wear PPE during hot weather and experience excessive he...