Prevention of fogging inside safety goggles for healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: A low-cost solution in resource-limited settings

Apoorv Singh; Deepika Kainth; Sachit Anand; Aparajita Mitra

doi:10.1177/0049475521997597

Prevention of fogging inside safety goggles for healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: A low-cost solution in resource-limited settings

Trop Doct. 2021 Jul;51(3):433-434. doi: 10.1177/0049475521997597. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Authors

Apoorv Singh¹, Deepika Kainth², Sachit Anand³, Aparajita Mitra⁴

Affiliations

¹ Senior Resident, Department of Pediatric Surgery, 28730All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
² Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, 28730All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
³ Associate Consultant, Pediatric Surgery, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, India.
⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, 28730All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 33657939
DOI: 10.1177/0049475521997597

Abstract

Fogging inside the safety goggles is a common problem experienced by more healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic than ever. Various anti-fogging remedies are available on the market. We have adopted a low-cost alternative that can be extremely useful in resource-limited settings.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Fogging; healthcare professionals; safety goggles.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / prevention & control*
Delivery of Health Care
Eye Protective Devices* / standards
Humans
Occupational Exposure / prevention & control*
Pandemics* / prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2