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PPE Protocols for Hospital Staff

The document provides guidelines for proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) by hospital staff when handling infectious patients. It states that staff should wear three layers of PPE and use a separate room for donning and doffing. The room should have available PPE, a chair, yellow bin, and soap/water/sanitizer. It describes the protective barriers provided by different types of PPE and provides step-by-step instructions for properly donning and doffing each layer in the correct order. Hand hygiene is emphasized before and after wearing PPE.

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PPE Protocols for Hospital Staff

The document provides guidelines for proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) by hospital staff when handling infectious patients. It states that staff should wear three layers of PPE and use a separate room for donning and doffing. The room should have available PPE, a chair, yellow bin, and soap/water/sanitizer. It describes the protective barriers provided by different types of PPE and provides step-by-step instructions for properly donning and doffing each layer in the correct order. Hand hygiene is emphasized before and after wearing PPE.

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DONNING & DOFFING OF PPE BY HOSPITAL STAFF

Cascade Sharing By:


Requirements:
• Separate donning & duffing room for staff
• Hospital staff should wear three layers of PPE while
handling infectious patients.
• Please ensure following points in changing room:-
• Availability of PPE
• Availability of a chair
• Yellow colored dustbin
• Availability of soap & water & sanitizer
How PPE acts as barrier
Face Mask N95 Mask Face shield Goggle

Nose + Mouth Nose + Mouth Eyes + Nose + Mouth Eyes

Gown Apron Gloves Head Cover

Body Body Hands Head + Hair


PRINCIPLES OF USING PPE
• Always clean your hands before and after wearing PPE
• PPE should be available where and when it is indicated
• in the correct size
• select according to risk or per transmission based precautions
• Always put on before contact with the patient
• Always remove immediately after completing the task and/or leaving the patient
care area
• NEVER reuse disposable PPE
• Clean and disinfect reusable PPE between each use .Change PPE immediately if it
becomes contaminated or damaged
• PPE should not be adjusted or touched during patient care; specifically
• Never touch your face while wearing PPE
• Always remove carefully to avoid self-contamination (from dirtiest to cleanest
areas)
Hand Hygiene
Donning of Layer – 1:

When you are on patient round for general patients


LEVEL-1

STEP -1 STEP -2 STEP -3 STEP -4 STEP -5

Handwash
Wearing Eye
/sanitize properly Wear surgical Wear mouth Hand hygiene followed
cover (Face
before entry Gown first mask by wearing gloves
shield
ward/room
8 Steps For Putting On Sterile Gloves
DONNING OF LAYER- 2 &3 :
While working in Intensive or quarantine unit/flu (while
aerosol generating procedure)
LEVEL-2 LEVEL-3

STEP -6 STEP -7 STEP -8 STEP -9 STEP -10 STEP 11

Wear Wearing N95 Wearing face Wear cap & then Wear N95 Third layer of
Impervious MASK high shield/goggles balaclava(to protect Mask & then impervious
layer over gown risk area skin exposure) goggles gown & gloves
DOFFING ORDER OF PPE

Hand hygiene to be done following 7 steps

The used PPE to be discarded


in yellow bag with marking
of “COVID-19” on it.
Steps To Remove PPE In Sequence
Steps Of Removing Gloves
Masks Management
• Place mask carefully to cover mouth and nose and tie securely to minimize
any gaps between the face and the mask
• While in use, avoid touching the mask
• Remove the mask in last by using appropriate technique (i.e. do not touch
the front but remove the lace from behind)
• After removal or whenever you inadvertently touch a used mask, clean
hands by using an alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water if visibly
soiled
• Replace masks with a new clean, dry mask as soon as they become
damp/humid
• Do not re-use single-use masks
• Discard single-use masks after each use and dispose of them immediately
upon removal
Thank you

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