b'Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)Personal protective equipment (abbreviated as PPE),HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) EXAMPLE 1such as isolation gowns, gloves and face/eye protection,ThereareavarietyofwaystosafelyremovePPEwithoutcontaminatingyourclothing,skin,ormucousmembraneswithpotentiallyinfectiousmaterials.Hereisoneexample.Remove all PPE before exiting the patient roomexceptarespirator,ifis designed to protect the healthcare worker from theworn.Removetherespiratorafterleavingthepatientroomandclosingthedoor.RemovePPEinthefollowingsequence:1. GLOVESpatient and patients environment. Outsideofglovesarecontaminated! Ifyourhandsgetcontaminatedduringgloveremoval,immediatelywashyourhandsoruseanalcohol-basedhandsanitizer Usingaglovedhand,graspthepalmareaoftheotherglovedhandFurthermore, it is important to prevent the cross- andpeelofffirstglove Holdremovedgloveinglovedhandcontamination between clothing and skin during the Slidefingersofunglovedhandunderremaininggloveatwristandpeeloffsecondgloveoverfirstgloveprocess of doffing PPE by following the proper doffing PPE Discardglovesinawastecontainer2. GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELDsequence as displayed in the image below set forth by Outsideofgogglesorfaceshieldarecontaminated! Ifyourhandsgetcontaminatedduringgoggleorfaceshieldremoval,the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prior to immediatelywashyourhandsoruseanalcohol-basedhandsanitizerRemovegogglesorfaceshieldfromthebackbyliftingheadbandorearpiecesexiting the patients room, remove and discard all PPE. In Iftheitemisreusable,placeindesignatedreceptacleforreprocessing.Otherwise,discardinawastecontainerthe event the PPE is soiled with any patient bodily fluids,3. GOWNPPE must be disposed into a biohazard waste disposal.Gownfrontandsleevesarecontaminated! Ifyourhandsgetcontaminatedduringgownremoval,immediatelywashyourhandsoruseanalcohol-basedhandsanitizer Unfastengownties,takingcarethatsleevesdontcontactyourbodywhenreachingfortiesThe Sequence for Donning and Doffing PPEPullgownawayfromneckandshoulders,touchinginsideofgownonly Turngowninsideout Foldorrollintoabundleanddiscardinawastecontainer4. MASK OR RESPIRATOR Frontofmask/respiratoriscontaminatedDONOTTOUCH! Ifyourhandsgetcontaminatedduringmask/respiratorremoval,immediatelywashyourhandsoruseanalcohol-basedhandsanitizerSEQUENCE FOR PUTTING ONGraspbottomtiesorelasticsofthemask/respirator,thentheonesatPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) thetop,andremovewithouttouchingthefront DiscardinawastecontainerThetypeofPPEusedwillvarybasedonthelevelofprecautionsrequired,suchasstandardandcontact,dropletor 5. WASH HANDS OR USE ANairborneinfectionisolationprecautions.TheprocedureforputtingonandremovingPPEshouldbetailoredtothespecifictypeofPPE. ALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZERORIMMEDIATELY AFTER REMOVING1. GOWN ALL PPE Fullycovertorsofromnecktoknees,armstoendofwrists,andwraparoundtheback PERFORM HAND HYGIENE BETWEEN STEPS IF HANDSFasteninbackofneckandwaist BECOME CONTAMINATED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER REMOVING ALL PPE2. MASK OR RESPIRATOR CS250672-E Securetiesorelasticbandsatmiddleofheadandneck Fitflexiblebandtonosebridge Fitsnugtofaceandbelowchin HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)Fit-checkrespirator EXAMPLE 2HereisanotherwaytosafelyremovePPEwithoutcontaminatingyourclothing,skin,ormucousmembraneswithpotentiallyinfectiousmaterials.Remove all PPE before exiting the patient room exceptarespirator,ifworn.Removetherespirator after 3. GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD leavingthepatientroomandclosingthedoor.RemovePPEinthefollowingsequence: Placeoverfaceandeyesandadjusttofit 1. GOWN AND GLOVES A B C Gownfrontandsleevesandtheoutsideofglovesarecontaminated! Ifyourhandsgetcontaminatedduringgownorgloveremoval,immediatelywashyourhandsoruseanalcohol-basedhandsanitizer Graspthegowninthefrontandpullawayfromyourbodyso4. GLOVES thatthetiesbreak,touchingoutsideofgownonlywithglovedhands ExtendtocoverwristofisolationgownWhileremovingthegown,foldorrollthegowninside-outintoabundle D E Asyouareremovingthegown,peeloffyourglovesatthesametime,onlytouchingtheinsideoftheglovesandgownwithyourbarehands.PlacethegownandglovesintoawastecontainerUSE SAFE WORK PRACTICES TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND LIMIT THE SPREAD OF CONTAMINATION2. GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELDKeephandsawayfromfaceOutsideofgogglesorfaceshieldarecontaminated!LimitsurfacestouchedIfyourhandsgetcontaminatedduringgoggleorfaceshieldremoval,Changegloveswhentornorheavilycontaminated immediatelywashyourhandsoruseanalcohol-basedhandsanitizer RemovegogglesorfaceshieldfromthebackbyliftingheadbandandPerformhandhygiene withouttouchingthefrontofthegogglesorfaceshield Iftheitemisreusable,placeindesignatedreceptacleforreprocessing.Otherwise,discardinawastecontainerCS250672-E3. MASK OR RESPIRATOR Frontofmask/respiratoriscontaminatedDONOTTOUCH! Ifyourhandsgetcontaminatedduringmask/respiratorremoval,immediatelywashyourhandsoruseanalcohol-basedhandsanitizer Graspbottomtiesorelasticsofthemask/respirator,thentheonesatthetop,andremovewithouttouchingthefront Discardinawastecontainer4. WASH HANDS OR USE ANALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZERIMMEDIATELY AFTER REMOVING ORALL PPECenter of Disease Control (CDC). (2016). CDC- NIOSH Research Rounds: Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment- Volume 2, Issue 5. PERFORM HAND HYGIENE BETWEEN STEPS IF HANDS https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/research-rounds/resroundsv2n5.html BECOME CONTAMINATED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER REMOVING ALL PPECS250672-E2024 Survey Readiness Guide 29'