Donning and doffing protective clothing and gear are not the only activities covered by the laws. Traditionally, these “off-the-clock” tasks have included security checks upon entering or leaving the ...

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

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.

Once the staff is assigned to a single unit, donning and doffing of PPE can occur at the beginning and end of the shift rather than the doorstep of each patient’s room, the standard policy in ...

PPE donning and/or doffing technique was deemed incorrect in 48 of ... Personal protective equipment that is designed to minimize the risk for contamination of personnel is needed to protect ...

The CDC has released guidelines with detailed information on the type of personal protective equipment and the procedure for donning and removing, for healthcare workers managing Ebola patients.

To better prepare staff to treat patients diagnosed with COVID-19, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brent Feldt, an Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon at LRMC, assisted with the development of donning and ...

A prospective, observational study found that 39% of health care workers caring for patients on contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs, made multiple errors when doffing ...

Personal Protective Equipment Protocols Lead to a Delayed Initiation of Patient Assessment in Mountain Rescue Operations, High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 24, 2, (127-131), (2023). https://doi ...