Researchers describe a protocol for donning and doffing personal protective equipment in home settings for health care professionals who must interact with patients potentially infected with COVID-19.

Background. Personal protective equipment (PPE) helps protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from pathogens and prevents cross-contamination. PPE effectiveness is often undermined by inappropriate doffing ...

Donning and doffing Personal Protective Equipment is essential to keeping laboratorians and the public safe from possible contamination. This video focuses on donning and doffing a laboratory coat, ...

It is important that workers know how to properly put on and take off their PPE to protect themselves and those in their households. COVID-19 continues to be a concern for everyone. As we experience ...

Are dental healthcare personnel (DHCP) properly using personal protective equipment (PPE)? Researchers used a fluorescent marker to illustrate pathogen transmission and assessed PPE donning and ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A prospective, observational study found that 39% of ...

Ultraviolet light disinfection can be used on personal protective equipment, while the healthcare worker is still wearing it, to reduce the risk of possible contamination while taking off the PPE, ...

More than one-third of healthcare workers were contaminated with multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) after caring for patients colonized or infected with the bacteria, according to a study published ...

A: Donning and doffing refers to time spent putting on and taking off clothing or gear at work. Generally, nonexempt employees must be paid for all time spent donning and doffing clothing or gear ...

Background. Doffing protocols for personal protective equipment (PPE) are critical for keeping healthcare workers (HCWs) safe during care of patients with Ebola virus disease. We assessed the ...