Does human movement-induced airflow elevate infection risk in burn patient's isolation ward? A validated dynamics numerical simulation approach

• Main Authors: Tan, Huiyi, Wong, Keng Yinn, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Nyakuma, Bemgba Bevan, Vui Sheng, Desmond Daniel Chin, Kek, Hong Yee, Ho, Wai Shin, Hashim, Haslenda, Chiong, Meng Choung, Zubir, Muhammad Afiq, Abdul Wahab, Nur Haliza, Wong, Syie Luing, Abdul Wahab, Roswanira, Hatif, Ihab Hasan
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2023
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/106743/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.112810

An isolation ward requires a highly controlled and contamination-free environment since the settling of bacteria-carrying particles (shed by medical staff) on patients’ wounds could cause infections. The present study examines the effect of medical staff's walking movement on airflow distributi...