ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2014
Environment and body contamination: a comparison of two different removal methods in three types of personal protective clothing.
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- 'VIOLET': a fluorescence-based simulation exercise for training healthcare workers in the use of personal protective equipment.The Journal of hospital infection · 2018Article
- Assessing Viral Transfer During Doffing of Ebola-Level Personal Protective Equipment in a Biocontainment Unit.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2018Article
- Self-contamination during doffing of personal protective equipment by healthcare workers to prevent Ebola transmission.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2018Article
- Assessment of Healthcare Worker Protocol Deviations and Self-Contamination During Personal Protective Equipment Donning and Doffing.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to examine the body contamination rates and environmental contamination levels during the removal of 3 types of personal protective clothing (PPC) by the individual accustomed removal method (IARM) and gown removal methods recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
methodsFifty participants performed IARM and CDC-recommended gown removal methods to remove 3 types of PPC (ie, cotton gown, water resistant gown, and plastic apron) in random order at 2 separate sessions after applying Glo Germ simulated germ lotion on the gown's surface. A video demonstrating the CDC-recommended gown removal method was shown between the 2 sessions. After PPC removal, fluorescent stains were counted by an ultraviolet scan under dim light.
resultsFollowing IARM, contaminants were splashed in the surroundings, particularly on the front part of the subject. The plastic apron and cotton gown obtained the highest and lowest contaminative hazards, respectively, to the hands, shoes, and environment. Females, nurses, and senior staff had serious hand or shoe contamination. The CDC removal method more significantly reduced body and environmental contamination of small fluorescent stains (<1 cm(2)), but not of large patches (>1 cm(2)), than IARM.
conclusionThe effect of gown removal, PPC type, discarding PPC location, training of infection control measures, hand hygiene, and special work shoes should be considered daily.
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