28 Paediatric Emergency Department Staff Perceptions of Infection Control Measures against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory illness recognized on several continents. Our city is one of the first major centres affected by SARS prompting the government to mandate rigorous infection control measures. Health care workers' perceptions of the effectiveness and practice of infection control measures during an evolving outbreak are previously unreported. The purpose of this study was to determine Paediatric Emergency …