Table 5.

Healthcare Worker Activities and Contact Patterns When Only 1 Activity Was Performed

Activity	No. of Observations	Median (Min; 75th Percentile; Max) No. of Contacts
		Fomites	Patient	Self-contact
Physical examination	40	3 (0; 6; 12)	2 (0; 4; 8)	5 (0; 8; 8)
Vital signs	28	9 (0; 12.3; 21)	2.5 (0; 3.3; 6)	1 (0; 2.3; 7)
IV medication	15	7 (4; 12.5; 34)	2 (1; 3; 7)	0 (0; 1; 2)
Oral medication	13	7 (1; 9; 16)	2 (0; 2.1; 3)	1 (0; 2; 4)
Respiratory treatment	8	6 (3; 12.8; 15)	1 (0; 2; 3)	4 (0; 6; 18)
Assisting patient	8	7 (0; 8.5; 25)	2 (0; 3.3; 7)	0.5 (0; 5; 12)
Cleaning	7	9 (4; 13.3; 34)	0 (0; 0; 1)	1 (0; 4; 10)
Verbal interaction	6	1 (0; 2.5; 4.0)	0 (0; 0.8; 2)	0.5 (0; 1; 10)
Other	3	4 (0; 5; 6)	2 (1; 2; 2)	0 (0; 0; 0)
Total	128	6 (0; 9.3; 34)	2 (0; 3; 8)	1 (0; 4; 18)
Test for differences between groups		P = .19	P < .05	P < .05

Abbreviation: IV, intravenous.