Heather Saunders, MPH, RN, CIC; Tracy Field, RN, WCC, LALD, LTC- CIP; and Isis Lamphier, MPH, CIC, review CDC, OSHEA, NIOSH, and American Society of Testing and Materials guidelines to selecting PPE and best practices for donning and doffing PPE....
Variability in knowledge, training and technique, such as the formal fit testing of respirators or the use of a 2 persons technique for donning and doffing PPE are correlated with confidence and likely impact safety of HCWs managing ICU patients infected with COVID-19. These factors contribute ...
Frequent donning/ doffing of contaminated PPE for rest will increase the risk of potential pathogen transmission from the PPE to the HCWs. 1.2. Personal thermal and moisture management 1.2.1. Conventional methods and limitations Personal cooling devices such as cooling vests, which can be worn ...
Which type of personal protective equipment (PPE) and which method of donning or doffing PPE carries the least risk of infection for healthcare workers? Evidence Based Dentistry, 21 (2020), pp. 74-76 CrossrefView in ScopusGoogle Scholar Heilingloh et al., 2020 G.S. Heilingloh, U.W. ...
Personal air sampling media was placed on the outside and inside of the turnout jacket prior to firefighters donning PPE. After firefighters completed the scenario and doffed their PPE, air sampling media was recovered by researchers. Firefighters then entered the data collection bay and provided ...