Table 2.
Demographic Information
| Exposure Information | Significant Exposures (n=345), No. (%)a |
|---|---|
| Age, mean y (SD) | 34.2 (11.2) |
| Sex, female | 270 (78.2) |
| Role of exposed employee | |
| Registered nurse | 203 (58.8) |
| Provider (physician, advanced practice provider) | 55 (15.9) |
| Respiratory therapist | 22 (6.4) |
| Patient care assistant | 20 (5.8) |
| Housekeeper | 8 (2.3) |
| Other | 37 (10.7) |
| Patient exposure by location | |
| Emergency Department | 7 (2) |
| Outpatient | 9 (2.6) |
| Inpatient | 329 (95.4) |
| Patient exposure by unit | |
| COVID-19 designated care unit | 116 (33.6) |
| Non–COVID-19 designated care unit | 229 (66.4) |
| AGP involved in the exposure | 225 (65.2) |
| Overall etiology of PPE lapse among all significant exposures | |
| Lack of respirator during AGP | 192 (55.6) |
| Lack of eye protection | 127 (36.8 |
| Lack of both a respirator and eye protection during AGP | 14 (4.1) |
| Lack of face mask | 1 (0.3) |
| Other | 11 (3.2) |
Note. SD, standard deviation; AGP, aerosol-generating procedure; PPE, personal protective equipment.
a
Values shown are no. (%) unless otherwise stated.