Table 6.
Stockpile of PPE required for a sample hospital of 300 beds during an influenza pandemic
| Type of HCW |
Physicians (emergency department) |
Other physicians |
Nurses (emergency department) |
Other nurses |
Radiologists |
Medical technologists |
Pharmacists |
Medical clerks |
Others |
Out-patients |
In-patients |
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| Risk | High | Medium | Low | High | Medium | Low | High | - | - | Medium | - | - | - | Total | PPE cost (Yen) | Total cost (Yen) | Total cost (US $) |
| Number of HCWs | 6 | 16 | 63 | 21 | 63 | 250 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 77 | 600 | 300 | ||||
| N95 mask (with exhalation valve) | 1,344 | 4,704 | 4,480 | 10,528 | 300 | ¥3,158,400 | $31,584 | ||||||||||
| N95 mask | 1,792 | 7,056 | 8,848 | 210 | ¥1,858,080 | $18,580.80 | |||||||||||
| Surgical mask | 672 | 1,792 | 7,056 | 2,352 | 7,056 | 28,000 | 2,240 | 3,360 | 2,016 | 1,904 | 8,624 | 33,600 | 33,600 | 132,272 | 30 | ¥3,968,160 | $39,681.60 |
| Goggle | 1,344 | 1,792 | 4,704 | 7,056 | 4,480 | 1,904 | 21,280 | 900 | ¥19,152,000 | $191,520 | |||||||
| Gown | 1,344 | 1,792 | 4,704 | 7,056 | 4,480 | 1,904 | 21,280 | 1000 | ¥21,280,000 | $212,800 | |||||||
| Apron | 7,056 | 28,000 | 35,056 | 55 | ¥1,928,080 | $19,280.80 | |||||||||||
| Gloves | 6,720 | 35,840 | 7,056 | 11,760 | 70,560 | 28,000 | 8,960 | 3,808 | 172,704 | 25 | ¥4,317,600 | $43,176 | |||||
| ¥55,662,320 | $556,623.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Note. Others include medical office managers, care managers, cooks, and housekeepers.