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There are a variety of ways to safely remove PPE without contaminating your clothing, skin, or mucous membranes with potentially infectious materials. Here is one example. Remove all PPE before exiting the patient room except a respirator, if worn. Remove the respirator after leaving the patient room and closing the door.
Doffing means removing PPE in a way that avoids self-contamination. For example, avoid skin and mucous membrane contact with potentially infectious materials, and chemical and biological agents. Follow strict donning and doffing procedures, such as observer-monitored methods and hot, warm, and cold zones, for highly infectious agents.
Learn the proper sequence for putting on and taking off personal protective equipment (PPE)
SEQUENCE FOR DONNING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) The type of PPE used will vary based on the level of precautions required; e.g., Standard and Contact, Droplet or Airborne Infection Isolation. 1. GOWN. Fully cover torso from neck to knees, arms to end of wrists, and wrap around the back. Fasten in back of neck and waist.
Donning (putting on) and doffing (removing) personal protective equipment (PPE) is a critical process that requires significant care. This process, particularly the removal and disposal of contaminated PPE, is considered a highly important step in limiting exposure to pathogens (CEC 2020).
Below are illustrations and instructions for donning and removing personal protective equipment (PPE).
Removal of PPE should take place in an anteroom or doffing area that is separate from the patient's room. These areas are considered to be contaminated and are separate from the clean area used...
Personal protective equipment (PPE) helps protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from pathogens and prevents cross-contamination. PPE effectiveness is often undermined by inappropriate doffing methods. Our knowledge of how HCWs approach doffing PPE in practice is limited. In this qualitative study, we examine HCWs’ perspectives about doffing PPE.
PPE 101: The do's and don'ts of donning and doffing. Proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) has always been part of medicine, but the COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how vital it is to do it properly to stop the spread of infection.
Hold the glove in the opposite gloved hand. Slide an ungloved finger or thumb under the wrist of the remaining glove. Peel the glove off and over the first glove, making a bag for both gloves. Put the gloves in the garbage. Hand hygiene. Using an alcohol-based hand rub is the preferred way to clean your hands.