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What is PPE?
•Personal protective equipment (PPE)
refers to equipment designed to protect the wearer from injury or the spread of infection or illness. PPE INCLUDES: • GLOVES • GOWN • Mask • Goggles or face shield • Head cap • Shoe cover THE USE OF PPE 1. Gloves • Gloves are to be worn when there is a risk of exposure to:
blood
body fluids
hazardous substances
non-intact skin
contaminated items or surfaces.
Hand washing is to be performed after gloves are removed.
2. GOWN a. These are used in the following situations:
i. Looking after infected patients.
ii. Performing procedures where spill / splash / aerosols are
expected.
(e.g.: bronchoscopy, suctioning, etc.).
b. They are to be removed immediately once a task is finished and
not to be worn while moving to a different patient / area.
SURGICAL GOWN DONNING
Select appropriate size, type and
opening is in the back.
Hold the gown away from the body,
Put both hands into armholes. and allow it to unfold completely.
Secure at neck and waist.
3.MASK a. Masks are used in the following situations: If there is a risk of transmission of infection by droplets / aerosols
(e.g.: Patients with pulmonary TB, H1N1, etc)
When a sterile procedure is undertaken
(e.g.: surgery, CVC line insertion).
If an aerosol generating procedure is performed
(e.g.: bronchoscopy, suctioning, etc).
b. Masks are to be removed once a task is finished. They are not to be worn when moving to a different patient care area. N-95 MASK • Hold the respirator in one hand, Be sure the top and bottom straps of the respirator are hanging down and are not tangled or twisted.
• Place it over your nose, mouth,
and under the chin. • First, take the top strap of the respirator and place it on top of your head, above the ears.
• Then take the bottom strap of the
respirator and place it around the bottom of the head, just below the ears. The straps rest on the head and are NOT overlapping or tangled. Seal test for N-95 Respirator
• This is performed to check if you
donned the respirator correctly or not. How to Doff (Take off) an N-95 Respirator
• Grasp the BOTTOM strap of the mask
and lift it over the head.
• Then grasp the TOP strap of the mask
and lift it over the head
• Perform hand hygiene
4.Goggles / face shield:
• These are used if there is a risk of
splashing during a procedure. 5.Head cap:
Caps are worn in the operation
theatre and critical care areas. They are worn if a sterile procedure is being performed in the ward (e.g.: Central line insertion). They are not to be worn when moving to a different patient care area. DONNING SEQUENCE IN COVID AREA
• Scrubs • Wash hands
• Wear respirator mask-fluid resistant
• Latex gloves (Inner)
• Goggles
• Disposable coverall/gown-non penetrating for blood and body fluids
• Face-shield
• Shoe cover – non penetrative
• Latex gloves( outer )
DOFFING SEQUENCE IN COVID • Latex gloves( Outer)
• Hand hygiene
• Face shield • Hand hygiene
• Shoe cover • Hand hygiene
• Coverall • Hand hygiene • Goggles • Hand hygiene
