HEADBAND

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Date

March 2020 - September 2020

Description

A homemade pink cloth headband with two buttons intended to hold mask or respirator ear loops in order to prevent pain and chafing after many hours of use. This headband was used by a healthcare provider in the VA St. Louis Health Care System in Missouri from March 2020 - September 2020 as a part of their personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Source

US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Unknown Maker

Citation

“HEADBAND,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed December 27, 2024, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/8566.