Steps to put on personal protective equipment (PPE) including coverall 1 Remove all personal items (jewelry, watches, cell phones, pens, etc.)
2 Put on scrub suit and rubber boots in the changing room. 1
3 Move to the clean area at the entrance of the isolation unit.
6 Perform hand hygiene.
4 By visual inspection, ensure that all sizes of the PPE set are correct and the quality is appropriate.
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5 Undertake the procedure of putting on PPE under the guidance and supervision of a trained observer (colleague). e
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7 Put on gloves (examination, nitrile gloves).
8 Put on coverall.2
9 Put on face mask.
10 Put on face shield OR goggles.
11 Put on head and neck covering surgical bonnet covering neck and sides of the head (preferable with face shield) OR hood.
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12 Put on disposable waterproof apron (if not available, use heavy duty, reusable waterproof apron).
13 Put on second pair of (preferably long cuff)2 gloves over the cuff.
1 If boots are not available, use closed shoes (slip-ons without shoelaces and fully covering the dorsum of the foot and ankles) and shoe covers (nonslip and preferably impermeable) 2 Do not use adhesive tape to attach the gloves. If the gloves or the coverall sleeves are not long enough, make a thumb (or middle finger) hole in the coverall sleeve to ensure that your forearm is not exposed when making wide movements. Some coverall models have finger loops attached to sleeves.
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