Formation
COVID-19: How to put on and remove personal protective equipment (PPE)
This is a guide for healthcare workers involved in patient care activities in a healthcare setting. It aims to show the type of personal protective equipment or PPE needed to correctly protect oneself. Based on the current available evidence, the WHO recommended PPE for the care of COVID patients are CONTACT and DROPLET precautions, with the exception of aerosol producing procedures, which require CONTACT and AIRBORNE (hence, a respirator mask such as N95, FFP2, FFP3). Keeping in mind, PPE is part of a larger infection prevention and control bundle of measures and should be implemented as part of a multimodal strategy of management of COVID-19 patients. Only clinical staff who are trained and competent in the use of PPE should be allowed to enter the patient’s room.
Auteurs
Langues
- Anglais
Année de publication
2020
Éditeur
World Health Organization (WHO)
Type
Formation
Catégories
- Initiatives mondiales
Maladies
- COVID-19
Organisations
- Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS)
