Infection Control & Prevention

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Lesson

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal Protective Equipment

Types of PPE

Gloves

  • Wear when touching blood, body fluids, or contaminated items
  • Change between patients
  • Never wash and reuse

    • Masks

  • Surgical masks for droplet precautions
  • N95 respirators for airborne precautions

    • Gowns

  • Wear for procedures likely to generate splashes
  • Remove before leaving patient area

    • Eye Protection

  • Face shields or goggles
  • Required when there's risk of splash

    • Donning & Doffing Order

    Put on: Gown → Mask → Eyewear → Gloves

    Remove: Gloves → Eyewear → Gown → Mask