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    PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

    Lecture 3
    Learning Objectives
    • Select Appropriate PPE
    • Proper use of PPE
    • Care/Maintenance of PPE
    • Disposal of PPE
    PPE Items and protection site
    Considerations For PPE Selection
    The selection for PPE is based on several factors but most importantly
    on a thorough risk assessment.
    The type of PPE will vary based on the level of protection required.
    • Routes- consider routes of infection and routes of exposure
    • Provided protection- Consider what PPE is protecting
    • Limitations- Consider the limitations for use of the types of PPE –fit,
    availability, cost and storage.
    • Donning and Doffing- Consider how and where the PPE should be
    donned and doffed.
    Donning and Doffing of PPE
    • The terms donning and doffing are often used with PPE.

    • Donning is the procedure of assembling PPE on the user.

    • Doffing is the procedure for removal of PPE.

    • The sequence/order for donning and doffing PPE is important


    Sequence for Donning PPE

    • Gown
    • Safety shoes/boots
    • Mask or respirator
    • Goggles or face shield
    • Gloves last
    How to Don a Gown/Lab coat

    Select appropriate type and size


    Opening is in the back
    Secure at neck and waist
    If gown is too small, use two gowns
    - Gown #1 ties in front
    - Gown #2 ties in back
    - If the opening is in front e.g lab
    coat, you button down
    How to Don a Mask
    • Surgical masks with attached face shield protects
    mouth, nose and eyes from droplets but does not
    protect from aerosols.
    • Place over nose, mouth and chin
    • Fit flexible nose piece over nose bridge
    • Secure on head with ties or elastic
    • Adjust to fit
    How to Don a Particulate Respirator
    § Select a fit tested respirator
    § Place over nose, mouth and chin
    § Fit flexible nose piece over nose bridge
    § Secure on head with elastic
    § Adjust to fit
    § Perform a fit check –
    Inhale – respirator should collapse
    Exhale – check for leakage around face
    How to Don Eye and Face Protection

    vPosition goggles over eyes


    and secure to the head
    using the ear pieces or
    headband
    vPosition face shield over
    face and secure on brow
    with headband
    vAdjust to fit comfortably
    How to Don Gloves

    § Don gloves last


    § Select correct type and size
    § Insert hands into gloves
    § Extend gloves over isolation
    gown cuffs
    Sequence for Doffing PPE
    • Gloves
    • Face shield or goggles
    • Gown
    • Mask or respirator
    How to Remove Gloves (1)

    Grasp outside edge near


    wrist
    Peel away from hand,
    turning glove inside-out
    Hold in opposite gloved
    hand
    How to Remove Gloves (2)

    • Slide ungloved finger


    under the wrist of
    the remaining glove
    • Peel off from inside,
    creating a bag for
    both gloves
    • Discard
    How to remove Goggles or Face Shield

    • Grasp ear or head


    pieces with ungloved
    hands
    • Lift away from face
    • Place in designated
    receptacle for
    reprocessing or
    disposal
    How to remove Gown/Lab coats
    • Unfasten ties/unbutton
    • Peel gown away from
    neck and shoulder
    • Turn contaminated
    outside toward the
    inside
    • Fold or roll into a
    bundle
    • Discard
    How to remove a Mask
    • Untie the bottom, then top,
    tie
    • Remove from face
    • Discard
    Removing a Particulate Respirator

    • First, lift the bottom


    elastic over the head
    • Then lift off the top
    elastic
    • Discard
    Care/Maintenance of PPE
    • Look for damaged or broken components before using PPE and
    replace or repair when needed
    • Replace the PPE that has expired or reached useable lifespan.
    • Clean reusable PPE after use and store in a clean area e.g in drawers,
    resealable containers
    • Keep hands away from face and PPE being worn.
    Disposal of PPE
    • Used/Contaminated PPE items could be a source of infection.

    • Decontaminate PPE before disposal.

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