Question

Assignment # 2-Personal Protective Equipment There is a correct way to put on and remove Personal Protective Equipment. The assignment: 1. Provide the correct terms for putting on and removing PPE 2. List in the correct order. what goes on first in PPE and what goes on last. 3. List in the correct order. what PPE is removed first and what is removed last. 4. Indicate why there is a specific order in removing PPE.

Answer 1

Q. No. 1. Answer :

* these are universal precautions like maintaining personal protective equipments are glove, gown, mask, goggles, and hand hygiene.

* or these are called as protective barriers to prevent getting infection from contaminated materials like blood, secretions and other materials.

Q. No. 2. Answer :

Correct order of wearing personal protective equipments :

1. Do hand hygiene.

2. Wear gown,

3. Next wear mask for respiratory protection.

4. Next wear goggles.

5. And then at last finally wear the glove for hands for extra protection.

Q. No. 3. Answer :

Correct order to remove personal protective equipments like,

1. Glove first,

2. Goggles,

3. Then remove Gown

4. And then next Face mask,

5. At least perform hand hygiene.

Q. No. 4. Indication for specific order to remove ppe are :

* because there is a contamination of the ppes in particular places like, out side of the glove, front of the gown, gowns sleeves, front of the goggles and front of the mask.

* so more contaminated equipments we need to remove first to prevent spread of infection.

* so we need to remove the parts by touching least contaminated area to more contaminated area.

* so that we can prevent the cross infections.

* this is the importance of order of removing ppe.