PPEs

• Gloves: used during blood collection and handling of specimen
• Gloves prevent contamination of hands and reduce the transmission of what?

  microorganisms
• Choose gloves that fit PROPERLY.
• Clean hands BEFORE putting on glove
• Try not to touch the OUTSIDE of the gloves as you put them on
• What are the 3 classifications of gloves?

  sterile and non-sterile, powdered and non-powdered, and latex and non-latex
• Latex Allergy: Irritant contact dermatitis appearing 24-48 hours after exposure
• Latex allergy can cause true immediate hypersensitivity that can cause difficulty in what?

  respiratoy
• Avoid POWDERED gloves to avoid latex allergy
• Replace latex gloves with what?

  nitrile or vinyl gloves
• The wrist part of one glove is grasped by the OPPOSITE hand.
• The glove is pulled INSIDE OUT and off the hand.
• The recently removed glove must be placed in the GLOVED HAND. The fingers of the non-gloved hand are slipped under the WRIST of the remaining glove but make sure not to touch the EXTERIOR surface.
• The second glove is pulled INSIDE OUT.
• The gloves must be dropped in the proper RECEPTABLE.
• Laboratory gown: To protect the clothing and skin of HCWs from contamination and prevent the transfer of microorganisms out of patient rooms.
• Face shields and goggles: protects the eyes, nose and mouth from splashes or sprays of body fluid
• Donning: to put ON
• DOFFING: to put OFF
• DONNING OF PPE: Gown, Haircap, Mask, Gloves
• DOFFING OF PPE: Gloves, Gown, Haircap, Mask