What is the purpose of PPE? Daily Dose
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What is the purpose of PPE?
Daily Dose
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Prevent illness or injuryIsolation Precautions
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Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration◦ Who are they? OSHA makes rules for safety in the workplace to
prevent deaths, injuries and illnesses related towork
!heir intent is to protect you, the healthcareworker
OSHA
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"enters for #isease "ontrol◦ Who are they? !hey issue recommendations for when and what PPE
should $e used to prevent e%posure to infectious
diseases
CDC
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Universal vs. StandardPrecautions
&'()E*SA+ P*E"A&!(O'S S!A'#A*# P*E"A&!(O'S
!he practice of avoidincontact with $odily-uids, $y means of the
wearin of nonporous
articles such as gloves,gowns, goggles, andface shields
!his terminoloy wasreplaced with Standard
Precautions in the.//01s
2oes further to statethat healthcare workersneed to treat all $lood,$ody -uids, secretions,
and e%cretions 3e%ceptsweat4 as if it containscommunica$lediseases
!his applies to E)E*5
person E)E*5 time6
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E!anded Isolation!recautions"
• "ontact (solation• #roplet (solation•
Air$orne (solation
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Contact Precautions
2loves and owns worn to prevent contactwith patient or environment
E%amples7◦ Sca$ies
◦ +ice
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9*SA
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Dro!let Isolation
Surical masks must $e worn when cominwithin : feet of patient
E%amples7◦ (n-uen;a
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Air#orne Precautions
Particulate respirator must $e worn whenenterin patient1s room Patient1s room willalso need to $e located in a neativepressure room
E%amples7
◦ !u$erculosis
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Sy$#ol for #ioha%ardous$aterials What is $ioha;ardous
material?◦ Human $lood and $ody
products
◦ Human $ody -uids
◦ Sharps waste
◦ 9icro$ioloical waste3la$oratory specimens4
◦ Patholoical wastes3human tissues4
Waste will $e put in ared or clear $a withthis sym$ol on it
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Personal Protective
E&ui!$entPrevent injury or illness
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I can de'ne and e!lain the !ur!ose ofPPE.
I can de$onstrate the !ro!er use ofPPE.
(earning )argets
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PPE #e<ned7◦ =speciali;ed clothin or e>uipment worn $y an
employee for protection aainst infectiousmaterials 3OSHA4
E%amples◦ 2loves
◦ 2oles
◦ @ace 9asks
◦ 2owns
Personal Protective E&ui!$ent
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Protect skin andor clothin Wear if you $elieve you may touch
somethin that is contaminated
#ispose after use
*owns
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Protect mouth and nose 'eed to $e worn when there is a possi$ility of
droplets oin into wearer1s mouth or nose,such as when irriatin a wound or suctionin
secretions 'B/C *espirators
◦ Protect from air$orne transmitted aents3!u$erculosis4
◦Will A+WA5S need to $e worn when in a patient1s roomwho has air$orne precautions
◦ Prevents air$orne micro$es from oin into wearer1srespiratory tract
+ass and res!irators
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Protect eyes Will need to $e worn when there is a
possi$ility droplets will o into a person1seyes, such as when irriatin a wound orsuctionin secretions
*oggles and -ace +ass
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Protect hands Worn when there is a chance you miht come into
contact with $lood and $ody -uids◦ Assistin with patient1s personal care
◦ When $lood is visi$le
◦ When careiver has $roken areas on skin
◦ When cleanin up $lood or $ody -uids
'E)E* reuse loves *emove loves prior to touchin contaminated o$jects D
Work from clean to dirty *emove after use and wash hands immediately after *efrain from touchin your face or other surfaces
*loves
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Place it in the followin order7◦ 2own
◦ 9ask or respirator
◦ 2oles or face shield
◦ 2loves
Of course, this depends on what PPE is
needed6
Put it on $efore you walk ('!O patient1sroom
How do I !ut this stu on/
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eep the openinin the $ack
!ie it in the $ack
#E9O'S!*A!(O'
Putting a gown on"
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Place over nose,mouth, and chin
@it -e%i$le piece
over nose $ride Secure on head
with elastic or ties Adjust to proper <t
#E9O'S!*A!(O'
Putting a $as on"
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Position olesover eyes andsecure to the headusin the earpieces orhead$and
*oggles
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Put them on last Select correct type
and si;e
(nsert hands intoloves E%tend loves over
isolation cu8s of
owns
How to !ut gloves on...
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PPE Conta$inated and Clean
"ontaminated "lean
Outside front Any area that may
have $een in contactwith $ody sites,materials, or
environmentalsurfaces
(nside, outside $ack,ties on head and $ack
Areas that are notlikely to have $een in
contact with aninfectious oranism
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@ace shield or oles 2owns 9asks or respirators
2loves
Aain, this depends on what PPE wasneeded6
!ake it o8 A! the doorway of patient1s room3unless a respirator4
How Do I re$ove thisstu/
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Pinch palm of love on one hand and pull lovedown and o8 <ners
@orm love into a $all and place in palm of lovedhand
(nsert two <ners of unloved hand under inside rimof loved hand Push love inside out, down over<ners and around $alled up love
2rasp inside out loves and discard into plastic $a Wash hands
#E9O'S!*A!E
*love 0e$oval
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2rasp ear or head pieces with &'2+O)E#hands
+ift away from face
Place in desinated receptacle
*oggle 0e$oval
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&nfasten ties Peel own away from neck and shoulder !urn contaminated outside toward the
inside @old or roll into a $undle #iscard
#E9O'S!*A!(O'
*own 0e$oval
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&ntie $ottom, then top tie *emove from face #iscard
+as 0e$oval
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Perform immediately after removin PPE Wash with soap and water or use an
alcoholB$ased hand ru$
HA1D H2*IE1E
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Fathin a patient? #rawin $lood from a vein? !ransferrin a patient to a chair?
*espondin to an emerency where $lood isspurtin? "leanin an incontinent patient? (rriatin a wound?
!akin vital sins?
3hat PPE would you wear/