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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Protecting health care workers begins with spatial separation. This is the concept of a cordon sanitaire – restrictions to movement in space – one of the oldest ideas in public health – is premised on ...

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.

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 ...

Background. Personal protective equipment (PPE) protects healthcare workers (HCWs) caring for patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD), and PPE doffing is a critical point for preventing viral ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) trained more than 50 first responders from Kentucky and West Virginia how to use personal protective equipment (PPE) March 16. Members of ...

A gamble made by Tyson several years ago didn’t pay off, and now the company is paying $32 million to compensate employees for the time they spend donning and doffing personal protective equipment ...

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 ...