(Lab) Handwashing / Donning / Doffing

• Hand Hygiene: Handwashing and use of Alcohol-Based Sanitizers
• Soiled Glove Removal: Proper removal of gloves
• Donning and Doffing of PPE: Gown, masks, gloves, goggles, respirators, face shields
• Handwashing:

  1. Antimicrobial Soap
  2. Paper Towels
  3. Running Water
  4. Waste Container

  Note: Remove any jewelry in the hands, wrists, and fingers.
• Soiled Glove Removal

  Proper Removal of Gloves:

  1. The wrist part of one glove is grasped by the opposite hand
  2. The glove is pulled inside-out and off the hand
  3. The removed glove is placed in the gloved hand. The fingers of the non-gloved hand are slipped under the wrist of the remaining glove; do not touch the exterior surface
  4. The second glove is pulled out
  5. The gloves must be thrown in the appropriate waste container
• Donning of PPE

  1. Gown should be worn first
  2. Masks should be worn next.
  3. Gloves should be worn last.

  Note: Goggles, Respirators, Face Shields are worn after the mask, but before the gloves. Gloves are always worn last.
• Doffing of PPE

  1. Gloves should be removed first
  2. Gowns should be removed next. Gown should be removed from the shoulders toward the hand.
  3. Mask should be removed last. Remove the mask by holding only the string.

  Note: Goggles, Respirators, Face Shields are removed after the gloves.
• Father of Hand Hygiene - Ignac Semmelweis