265223

Adapting Existing Hospitals for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Architecture

Abstract

Currently, there isa deficit efficient and contextualized design strategies to aid in infection prevention and save health professionals. Thus, the paper's objective is to validate how the room we enthrall can be made safer from the perspective of architectural design with the aim of creating rules for politicians and highlighting the role of the architect in battling diseases. Two hospitals have been considered to apply these conditions to adapt with new polices of infection control. The modifications have revealed good results that the hospitals have been divided into three sections, triaging, isolated patients, and normal patients.

DOI

10.21608/erjeng.2022.265223

Keywords

COVID-19, Infection, Ventilation, Adaptive Design

Authors

First Name

A. S.

Last Name

A. S. Elsaadany

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Affiliation

Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, Egypt

Email

ahmedelsaadany@bhit.bu.edu.eg

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First Name

Khaled

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Electric Department, Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, Egypt

Email

khaled.sayed@bhit.bu.edu.eg

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Volume

6

Article Issue

4

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36867

Issue Date

2022-10-01

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2022-10-12

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2022-10-01

Page Start

6

Page End

12

Print ISSN

2356-9441

Online ISSN

2735-4873

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https://erjeng.journals.ekb.eg/article_265223.html

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https://erjeng.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=265223

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Research articles

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1,605

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Publication Title

Journal of Engineering Research

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https://erjeng.journals.ekb.eg/

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Adapting Existing Hospitals for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

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Created At

23 Jan 2023